Vancouver Swimming Pools: Second Beach Pool
Looking for something to do on these nice warm days we've been having in Vancouver lately (one might say "FINALLY!")? Well Vancouver has some great outdoor swimming pools. Second Beach Pool is a good one for all ages. The pool is huge and right on the edge of the ocean, right beside Second Beach itself and the area also offers a Parks Board snack bar, pic-nic tables and a couple of children's playgrounds. All the makings for a great day out enjoying the best of life in Vancouver.
We headed down just before 5pm yesterday and picked up take out from Stepho's on the way. Normally Stepho's is great, but yesterday the chicken souvlaki was dry and the prawn souvaki was only so-so. I've never had the prawn souvlaki, but the chicken one is usually great. See reviews on UrbanSpoon.com. We headed into the park and managed to find a parking spot relatively quickly and even a table to eat at.
After a few moments of panic before our 2 year old, "the wanderer", was retrieved from the playground he had wondered over to on his own we headed into the pool itself. It is a great pool for kids with a large "beach-entry" area and 3 different slides. The aforementioned 2 year old immediately headed for the "intermediate" slide and my dear wife had to jump in quickly to catch at the bottom. It was quite fast and the water was pretty chilly, he was no too happy with his choice. There was also a "baby slide" and a mini water-slide-style slide. As well as the slide there lots of pool for general play and another 50m. area for laps.
By 7:00pm it was getting a bit cool and the kids were wrapped up in everything they could find so by 7:30 headed out. Here is the photo I took on the way out.
Matthew Collinge: Vancouver REALTOR®
