Swimming at the Creek

We discovered the local waterhole a week ago. It's a section of the creek that is deep enough to dive in, with overhanging trees that kids have attached rope swings to.



I took the girls down there one day, and they had a ball. The dogs enjoyed it as well. Sarah is happy to swim, but Jess just wants to get in the water and be held by someone, or sit over their shoulder.



Local kids have set up a couple of couches for sitting in, and an ex freezer is buried in the ground for keeping drinks in.



Michael and I took the girls and dogs down again a day later, and spent a few hours there.

I thought it would be a wonderful place over summer to go to when the pool isn't open.... until I read a recent article in the local paper warning people about snakes near lakes and creeks, as a dog had recently died in the space of a few minutes after being bitten.

Hmmmm, might have to rethink it.