New York, New York. With a deep, deep sadness, these are the last pools I swum in this fabulous city. I’ll be back. Rest assured, I’ll be back. #352 – Highbridge, New York City This place is enormous. One large pool and one simply massive one. I estimate it to be 70m across, at least.…
Part 2 of our Great American Roadtrip for 2014 took us from Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, across five states to New Orleans. It was the height of summer, so swimming was always going to be a full family affair. #347 – Sea Crest Resort, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina Myrtle Beach is the home of Mini-Golf.…
Part 1 of our Great American Roadtrip for 2014 began in Albany, New York, then swung north to Toronto, then west through Detroit to Chicago. And there were pools every step of the way. #342 – Gus Ryder, Sunnyside, Toronto, Canada My first Canadian pool and it’s a beauty. Gus Ryder is nestled between the Queen Elizabeth…
#336 – Chevy Chase YMCA, Maryland There are 50 states in America – everyone knows that. But on my previous visit to Washington, I swam a pool. Good for you, I hear you say. But this pool was in DC, i.e. the District of Columbia which really isn’t in any state. It was carved out of…
Within this group of pools, is an historic achievement: Pool #333 Yes, The Quest is one third complete. It has taken 20 years to get to this point. If I continue at this rate, I’ll reach 1000 pools when I am 83. That sounds like a risky strategy to me, as I reckon I’ll barely…
Last year – 2013 – was the best year for The Quest in a long, long time. A ‘no-nonsense, let’s-do-this-thing, c’mon! focus!’ kind of year that put the train back on the tracks and the target firmly in sight and a host of other mindless cliches too. Let’s see what 2014 will bring. Yes, let’s.…
And on and on it goes. The size of the lockers, the state of the change-rooms, the smiles (or lack of) on the dials of the lifeguards, the number of police officers – such are but a few of the variables one encounters on Pool Quest. And in a city like New York, one feels…
I’ve been busy – swimming not blogging – and that’s how it should be. Mind you, I should do better than this. 9 months between posts is a little slack particularly when I’m knocking over new pools like gnomes before a cannonball. (I can hear some of you now muttering, ‘You’re the most worstest pool-conquering-blogger…