The summer days of Atlanta are amongst the most appropriate days to go swimming. With this heat scorching down on the city it is only logical to go to the pool and cool down after a long day at work. The sparkling water, the cool breeze, the small children snickering about, and the volleyball players are all part of the pool experience, but the experience in itself is not complete until you add friends, music, food, and drink. It is something about the sum of the parts being greater than the whole that makes going to the pool a favorite pastime from city to city, from culture to culture.
Lately, going to the pool has been a ritual for my friends and I. We meet after work, gather some food and drinks, and head to the nearest pool available to us. It is very curious how it is easy for us to stay in the pool for hours on end. Never mind highly chlorinated water, or “pruney” fingers, we always stay in the pool for hours, and lately, until the pool closes or when the guards kick us out, whichever happens first.
I sincerely hope that we can continue this for as long as the summer days are in; in the mean time, I will jump in the pool for a little while before finishing this post.
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I do agree with you about the summer heat. Swimming is my specialty I just love to relax in the swimming pool. This summer I got a season pass to White Waters and I love it! It's bring more adverture to swimming because it includes water slides, a wave pool, and water rides. So, I understand being in the water is so much fun.
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