Life is good in an infinity pool.
I definitely thought my outdoor swimming days were done for this season. Imagine our surprise when we arrived at The Bavarian Inn and saw this beauty in full operation. But I digress, let me start back at the beginning of our excursion.
The Bavarian Inn
This year for my birthday Don booked us into The Bavarian Inn at Shepherdstown, WV. I have wanted to come here for a while but every time I tried to stay the rooms I wanted to occupy were always all booked up. I only wanted to stay in the rooms that have the direct view of the Potomac River. Not only did Don score me one of those rooms, but our stay would be including the annual Oktoberfest celebration.
The original manor house.
My desire for this trip was to get to hike on the C & O Canal towpath and along the banks of the river so after we arrived & checked out our room we headed across the bridge. On the Maryland side, we were able to access the towpath near lock 38.
Me on my balcony.
A view from my balcony
Canal lock 38 from the bridge.
The C & O Canal extends from Cumberland, MD to Georgetown in D.C. operating from 1831 until 1924. In it’s heyday it brought coal down from the Allegheny Mountains utilizing a series of 74 locks to accommodate the elevations. Now it’s a national park and on a beautiful day like today it was being enjoyed by many.
On the towpath.
Along one of the aqueducts;
The banks of the Potomac.
After a few miles, we were considering schlogging back up to our room for a nap. After all, we were expecting to have a big dinner at the Inn’s world class restaurant and would need some energy to chew. It was pretty warm for late September and by the time we scaled the heights back up to the grounds we were sweating and decided to check out the pool.
Funky little grenade graffiti
I found on the bridge.
Kids on a rope swing.
When we approached the pool we noticed a bar poolside that was busy serving cocktails to the numerous patrons who decided that enjoying the spectacular view in the water was decidedly better than sweating it up on the trail.
We saw this and ran for our bathing suits.
Since it was 5:00 o’clock and dinner reservations were for 7:30 we decided to hold cocktail hour in the pool. We did not regret it.
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