Swimming

As there is no school on Wednesdays, what better way to spend a damp and drizzly November morning than in a cold and wet swimming pool !!. Wednesday mornings at our local pool are purely for children under 8 years old. The pool has a small slide, a yellow 'rug' is placed in the centre of the pool for children to run along and then jump off the end. There are 'frites' (foam cylinders that are placed under the arms to aid buoyancy), floats, balls, watering cans, sinking fish..and the best part is..no adults are allowed in the pool !!.

So with much excitement we arrive at 10.00am and join other like minded mothers and children. Ten minutes later, a life guard appears, probably wondering why there are no children in the toy laden pool. 'Ah, the receptionist hasn't arrived' she says.., 'now I don't know what to do, never mind, just write your name on this piece of paper and you can pay next week'....