On a whim, I drove down to Lake Thom-A-Lex. It’s a reservoir used to supply Thomasville, N.C., and Lexington, N.C., with drinking water, hence the name.
The lake has a good reputation for fishing, and it had been a while since I had laid eyes on the place, so off we went. The playground was a pleasant surprise.
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It has a big play set, including a spiral slide that’s probably two-stories tall. Carson, who wasn’t feeling well, got excited when he saw it. I let him loose and he went straight to the steps, running along in his toddler gait.
And I’ll be darned if he didn’t head straight to the high point. He had to creep across the fish-shaped bridge, clinging to one side to avoid stepping on the small holes in the uneven walkway. That was a new one. He has never known shown fear of heights, so I assume that the floor just creeped him out.
He plopped down at the slide entrance, and headed downward using his flip-flops to control his speed. Good thing, because the drop off the slide was likely two feet or so, far too high for a kid Carson’s size.
We stayed for about a half-hour, playing on the rest of the pieces in the playground and then talking a walk on the floating dock. By that point, Carson was flush and I was soaked from the heat.
We’ll be back, and maybe I’ll even take a fishing pole.
