Vacation Spot: Balmorhea, TX

I have been MIA lately, because we ACTUALLY went away for spring break. We don't normally take little vacations or long weekends, but I told the hubby that I really wanted to take our little travel trailer out on the road for my birthday. Destination: Balmorhea State Park

WARNING: This post has a million annoying family pics. 

Balmorhea is home to the worlds largest spring-fed pool.

 The water stays about 74-76 degrees all year round, so people do go there in the winter for a swim.

The pool is FULL of wildlife. There are turtles and tons of little fish.

  The pool goes from 3ft to 25ft. The water is so clear and is a popular spot for scuba divers in the area. This pic was taken from the side of the pool, looking down 25ft below. 

The campsites were clean and they all had a picnic table (most were covered). The cost for a site with Water and Electric was $14/night. If you want cable, it is $17/night. If you want to camp in a tent, the price is even cheaper. You don't have to camp there in order to enjoy the pool. The cost of getting into the pool each day is $7/person. Kids 12 years and under are free. Be aware that the summer is a busy season and there are times that they have to turn people away, because they are too full.

My whole world right in front of me.

One of the best parts of the park, were their bridges. There is a creek that flows all over the park and they have many bridges around the park. I didn't get pictures by all of them (just 2).

My kids visited these bridges every day. There were dozens of little black catfish, other small fish, and even turtles swimming around.

Next to the campsite, there was a viewing area where you could watch some of the wildlife. My kids only cared about the turtles, though.

We visited the town of Balmorhea a bit and even drove half an hour to a larger town, Pecos. Balmorhea has a population of less than 500 people, so there is no grocery store. The closest thing is a little gas station that has a few groceries and a tiny convenience store, so it's better to bring everything you need with you. We enjoyed going to different parks in the 2 towns. I won't bore you with those pictures, but here are a few more by the pool.

Doesn't she look so stinkin' adorable?!

Laughing while telling stories about their belly flops and "face" flops. HA

Hmmm....many people may be thinking, "you didn't take any pictures of the BABY?!"

Oh, she has a million. I will only share some of my favorites, though.

Peanut butter Princess

Honestly, you can't tell that you are swimming with fish unless you are being very still. They tend to stay away from you while you are moving, but the kids and I liked having them around us. If you sat with your feet in the water, they would nip at you a bit. By that, I mean you would feel a very small poke (almost nothing). My Ruby is so sweet, she was like sugar to those fish. They would follow her and nip at her sweet little toes. She would giggle and it was soooo cute! She probably had close to a hundred fish following her.

Balmorhea has been good to us. We had fun. Some places just aren't that great for so many little kids, but this one was pretty great. I probably won't ever come during their peak season (way too hot and a bit too busy for me), but we will have to come back again. After....we have a few more adventures elsewhere.

Goodbye!