Yesterday was a very hot day. So, I went to the Swimming Pool Centre here in Dapto, NSW. Arriving at 11AM, I had a lovely time and stayed at the pools for exactly four hours. I had been walking there with my rollator (walker with wheels). With a few rests on the way it took me quite a while to get there. The place was filled with a lot of children of all ages as well as young adults and of course some older people too. There seemed to be mothers and fathers with babies and toddlers everywhere. Also plenty of lifeguards were keeping an eye on the place, which was a very peaceful place as far as I could tell.

Apart from the Olympic Pool there is another quite large pool where the water is not very deep. Young and old took a chance to relax in it. Also there was no problem to stay out of the sun in nice shady partitions and in beauifully kept grass under shady trees. People are very concious these days that they should not expose their skin to the sun for too long.

With a lot of relaxing on that beautiful summer day, I felt actually well enough in the afternoon to walk all the way to CITOS Bowling Club which is very near to where I live. So, I stayed at the club for a lovely dinner: I had braised fish and salad and a glass of wine. Just wonderful! I liked the fish very much. It was the very best of fish.

Yesterday there was no pool entrance fee charged. How amazing, for usually to be admitted to that beautiful pool area does cost quite a lot. Another plus was that the Kiosk was open. I started with having some ice cream. Later on I had some hot chips and a coffee. I also bought a nicely chilled bottle of water. And I had brought a packet of chilled apple juice with me. By the way, at the club I had another coffee. I was very happy that I was able to consume this and that all through the day. I really felt on top of the world. To enjoy food and drink is still one of my top pleasures. However, these days I never do eat too much. I always stop eating when I feel I had enough. My fish for dinner was quite a large piece. It turned out I had no problem eating all of it! It just melted in my mouth and was not too much at all. Together with some nice fresh salad it was really a very good meal for me.

Whenever I moved around with my rollator, or frollicked in the swimming pool, people would caution their children to keep out of my way. And they would always refer to me as ‘lady’. Whenever people would feel they might have obstructed my movements a bit, they would immediately be very appologetic! And there were always people offering help when they noticed that I might need some help.

All around it is really not that bad to be very aged, when people are that kind. I find, all I need to do is be grateful for their kindness.