Friday, July 8, 2016

Day # 2 - The Rest of Town of Salina Pools

I was a bit worried about the weather today but we managed to hit up the remaining two pools in the Town of Salina. The first one was Wemesfelder Pool in the park right across the street from Lockheed Martin on Electronics Parkway. I was a bit worried when we arrived since the parking lot was parked with cars. It turns out there were some softball games going on.

Pros:

  • Wide open space gives you good view of the park
  • Pool has cement paving which does not get that hot
  • Pool area has some grass on which you can put down your towels and chill out
  • Staff were more laid back and we were allowed to take our towels with us. As you might recall at Richfield park we had to leave everything on a bench by the entrance
  • Pool had a few benches you could utilize
Cons:
  • It was hard to find a parking space. This could be an isolated incident even though I doubt it. This is bound to happen when you have two softball fields in the park
  • Pool was a bit crowded but not too much
  • Upon walking into the area and paying you have to walk around a wooden fence. The other pools allowed you a good view of the pool as soon as you walked in
  • There was no curve on the bottom of the pool around the edges. As far as I can recall so far only the North Syracuse pool (Kennedy Park) had one
  • Very close to the thruway and as a result you could hear the traffic



The next pool we jumped in was in Lyncourt and so far it is my favorite. It was Sehr Park located at Marsden Road in Syracuse. It was kind of tucked away and a bit hard to find but once we did we were very pleasantly surprised. I'm going to talk about the park and the pool here because I feel both deserve addressing. 

Pros:
  • Park has a tennis court
  • There is also the oldest house in Lyncourt along with some photos I took. (see below)
  • Pool has a unique L-shape to accommodate 3 swimming areas - 3 feet, 5 feet and 8 feet. It was good to see something different and unique
  • Pool area once again had some grass where you could put your belonging and sit/lay on
  • The whole outlay of the park is unique and something we had not seen before
  • Nice and quiet neighborhood
Cons:
  • Staff/Lifeguards were easily irritated by the kids playing in the pool and actually told some kids that "water has to stay in the pool." What? Really? The kids were splashing too much..I guess.
  • We had to lave everything by the entrance again. We were allowed to take our towels and cellphones with us. ("at our own risk" the lifeguard added).
  • Pool was a bit crowded and it has the most kids we have seen so far
  • There were some kids/teens chilling in the park about to partake in illegal activities (by the looks of it)
  • Park was a bit hard/tricky to find because of it's location (tucked away in the back of the neighborhood).
  • It had a bit of a "city park" feel to it (the others were more suburban) 









That's all for today! We were planning on starting the Syracuse Parks but it started thundering. Stay tuned! As always, all are welcome! 


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