Kool Park Pool
On Friday, the boys and I drove about an hour away to Hickory, North Carolina. I just lately heard a couple of area people pool within the space that was open to the general public for a small price. What actually piqued my curiosity was the truth that this pool had a variety of diving boards which appear to be nearly an anomaly nowadays. As a former diver, I LOVE diving boards and knew leaping from excessive heights would thrill the boys so we made a go to to Kool Park Pool occur.
The pool itself isn’t something fancy by any means however that’s a part of its appeal. Kool Park Pool has been open for 90+ years and took me proper again to my days of lifeguarding at Birchwood Group Pool in Palatine, Illinois within the early 2000s. There was concrete in all places, 4 diving boards, a not-too-fast-but-still-really-fun slide constructed into the aspect of the pool and lifeguards who have been retaining everybody secure however not overcorrecting if that is smart? Children have been allowed to leap and play and simply be youngsters and I felt like for the afternoon the boys and I have been transported again to a easy ’90s summer time. It was considered one of my absolute favourite days I’ve had with all of them yr!
Once we arrived at Kool Park Pool, the excessive dive — a 15-foot monstrosity — caught our eyes instantly and I needed to snicker when 5-year-old Rhett of all the youngsters was the primary to make a beeline for it!
He didn’t hesitate for one second and jumped proper off, rising from the water exclaiming, “It felt like leaping into outerspace!” All of us adopted swimsuit and jumped off the excessive dive earlier than making an attempt out the low dive, a medium dive and a conventional 3-meter diving board (a typical “excessive dive” that was dwarfed by the 15 foot excessive dive).
Enjoyable truth: The excessive dive at Kool Park Pool was as soon as a metallic tower dignitaries used to observe rocket launches at Cape Canaveral. Apparently within the Nineteen Sixties the son of the person who initially opened the pool submitted a bid on metallic objects from Cape Canaveral not understanding what all it included. His bid received and when the metallic objects arrived, he found he had bought a 15-foot tower and had it reworked into the diving tower.
The pool has a smal quantity of meals and treats on the market, loos and showers however they have been 100% high quality with folks bringing exterior meals into the pool which we appreciated since we packed a picnic lunch to take pleasure in throughout our afternoon go to.
Carrigan Farms Quarry
Our second journey of the weekend took us to the Quarry at Carrigan Farms in Mooresville, North Carolina. Carrigan Farms is a fifth-generation household farm our household loves visiting at completely different occasions of the yr for various causes.
Flashback household pic at Carrigan Farms!
Within the spring, Carrigan Farms is a sizzling spot for strawberry selecting. Within the late summer time/early fall, it’s a must-visit for apple selecting in our space. In October, they provide pumpkin selecting and hayrides to their pumpkin patch. Regardless of our many visits to Carrigan Farms…
