Wednesday, October 3, 2007

the swimming pools of Townsville


You can tell that the public swimming pools of Townsville were build for the citizenry by the RSL who don't just run drinking clubs and denounce war protesters on Anzac Day.

This is the facade of the Tobruk Memorial Baths.

Here is Long Tan Memorial Pool.





Inside the UV rating was off the scale.




This pool commemorates the Kokoda campaign.



It is a lovely place to swim.



I may have mentioned that swimming always makes me happy.

41 comments:

Malach the Merciless said...

I love the UV rating, so what we need SPF 3658?

Cissy Strutt said...

I always use SPF one million.

Anonymous said...

I reckon the reason that there's so many pools is that when those poor bastards were being force marched along the Kokoda the only thing that kept them going was the thought of a really nice swim...

"Ya know Bob, if I ever get away from these Nips and back to Awstraylia, I'm gunna set up a BIG commemorative swimming pool, and stay in it ALL DAY"

"I hear what yer sayin' Ted, I hear what yer sayin'"

Phoebe Fay said...

I think a swimming pool is a great memorial. Beats the hell out of a lot of stuffier, unfun options.

Swimming makes me happy, too.

Cissy Strutt said...

Rev: You know, I think I saw Bob & Ted at the pool. Hairy man boobs? Floppy towelling hats? Ancient leather sandals?

PhoebeFay: Oh indeed. It's hard to play on a Cenotaph.

Little Victory loved clinging onto my shoulders as I swam up & down the lengths.

FreeOscar said...

So do you wear swim the "naturally" way with your gym instructor?

Forrest Proper said...

The time to worry is when the UV dial starts spinning in circles.

Sara Sue said...

I love the idea of a pool for a memorial too! There's nothing more relaxing than a few laps ... and yes I mean that in every way imaginable.

here today, gone tomorrow said...

Swimming makes me happy, too. Those pools make me salivate.

Mike said...

God that looks nice. Normally I hate going to pools because there are 10 million kids peeing in them, but the idea of having one that big that you could have all to yourself sounds very inviting.

Cissy Strutt said...

c.rag: Just as Nature herself intended, dear cuntie.

colonel: I fear that day.

sara sue: Lapping pools, ice-creams, cocktails & genitalia - all good clean fun. And practically free!

mike: In tropical Far North Queensland, where Townsville is, they put on woollies when the temperature dips below 30C (about 86F in your money). I was there in late winter & it was 26 degrees - perfect for me - and every one of those pools was empty because it was "too cold" to swim.

Most Australian pools have the lane pools of 25 or 50 metres, and a kiddie pool or two as well. So grown-ups can crawl up & down without pesky ankle biters getting in the way. Or depositing their pee.

Cissy Strutt said...

... and in case you are wondering why a town on a tropical coast with beautiful beaches needs so very many swimming pools, one word (say it with me Joey) - irukandji.

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I hear from Tequila Mockingbird that you may have hot, artsy Australian friends who may be single. Is this true? Maybe you could use your Lumix camera to take photos of them?

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Tequila Mockingbird speaks the truth. Not only do I have hot, artsy Australian friends, I am a hot, artsy Australian (just ask anaglyph). However, as noted earlier, I am too old for you. The same goes for some of my hot, artsy Australian friends, others you may find to be you lesser preferred gender.

But I'll see what I can do...

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