Thursday, July 11, 2013

Barton Springs Pool, Austin, Texas


On hot summer days, it is no wonder that people are finding ways to cool themselves down. Groups of friends would make time to meet up for a swim at the beach, or at some indoor pools somewhere. Better yet, for shopping pals, they’d meet up in shopping malls and shop their day away in air-conditioned shopping malls. But if you want some outdoor activity that will help cool you down on a hot summer day, why not rent a Texas bus with some of your friends, pack your swimming attires and head down to the Barton Springs Pool at Zilker Park, Austin, Texas for a cool, chill swim? By the way, this is not an indoor swimming pool, but it’s a natural spring pool that probably looks like some kind of a river with a beautiful park where people hang out and chill.
And since you are going in a group to the Barton Springs Pool in a rented Texas bus, why not pack some picnic lunch as well? That way, you get to spend the whole day there without having to go elsewhere for food – how convenient can it get with an arrangement like this?  In fact, many visitors to the Barton Springs Pool do that – pack and bring their own food to the limestone pool and just chill there the whole day.

In case you didn’t already know, swimming is not the only activity that you will find Texas rented bus passengers do when they go to the Barton Springs Pool. Some of them go there to fish too, but we can’t say for sure how much fishes have been caught though. But, what we do know is that the pool is closed on Thursdays for cleaning and maintenance purposes. They are open from Fridays through Wednesdays and there is a minimal admission fee charged to enter into the pool. However, at any time before 8 in the morning and after 9 in the night, admission is free but at your own risk as they do not have any lifeguards on duty during those times. There are some items that visitors to the pool are not allowed to bring such as alcohol, Frisbees, footballs, soccer balls or any other kind of hard balls. It is also good to keep the place clean as how it was when you first went in – for the benefit of the other users or visitors to the pool.