Day 274: Swimming on a Rooftop in Austin

The Hilton Austin Downtown, where we stayed during our recent holiday visit, has a nicely-equipped health club and spa on the 8th floor, including a heated outdoor salinated pool on the rooftop overlooking the city skyline. I took advantage of the lap pool on twice during our trip and enjoyed having access to a straight pool of a decent length, despite the fact that the pool temperature was a wee bit too warm for lap swimming (even for me!).

On both Thursday and Friday mornings, I had only one other companion in the pool -- an older woman doing some water exercises and some leisurely laps -- and we each had plenty of room for our respective workouts.

Even though I'm not focusing on a swimming goal for this year, I still really appreciate having access to a pool when we travel so that I can continue to incorporate swimming into my workout routine and options.