Swimming Hole?

Mike and the boys heard about a local swimming hole earlier this week. Today, they were up early and went to visit. Ian made a video. They had a great time, but I don't know if they'll go back soon. Around 11 am, after all the good folks were loosed from church, things got a little dicey. Lots of drinking and swearing and general weirdness. But, Mike and the boys were about done anyway. I'm torn. There are not very many unregulated places left in the world and I think there is a place for them. As you can see in the video, they definitely had a good time.

Is there a full-moon or something? I'm feeling very opinionated lately. But, didn't you guys have places you went as a teen/young adult that were "just there?" No admission. No park rangers. No Disney tickets required. No wristbands. Just nothing. We had a couple of places like that when I was young. And, mostly we just went and had fun and did nothing. I hate that places like this are a secret for most kids these days.

Do I want my kids wandering aimlessly, loitering and terrorizing unsuspecting middle-aged folk? Of course not. But, do I want my kids to think every single thing they do has to be structured and supervised? Again, of course not. For my own kids, I want some kind of happy middle-ground. Ugh ... am I making sense? Well, I know what I mean, so there.

Anyway, here are clips of Mike and the boys today. Ian did the editing. And, just to warn you, the nickname of this swimming hole is Big Balls. Charming, I know. I didn't name it. And, one more disclaimer, we do not know the girl that is in the beginning of the video. Can't imagine why she ended up on a video shot by teenage boys.

Big Balls at University from Ian Baker on Vimeo.