Pool closure marks the end of summer
I already gave up on swimming the last time that I took my daughter about a week ago as the water was so cold already. Whenever I'd be out of the water, the wind would make it very uncomfortable for my back and I had back aches all evening after that.. But still having fabulous weather just below 30 degrees Celsius also means that the pool still looks very appealing and I noticed that Sunday (the final opening day) would have a lot less wind than the previous days of the week.. When we woke up on Sunday I proposed having one final swim. My boyfriend agreed and after having a quick breakfast, off we went.
Cold with a capital C!
It was so COLD, I'm not even joking! I didn't have the usual sense of "oh how refreshing" at all, I was just shivering hoping to get used to it really soon. Amazing to see how quickly such a big pool cools off at the end of summer. These final weeks, we barely saw anyone swimming and mostly noticed the lifeguard sitting there, two times a day for four hours in a row, waiting to see if anyone would go for a swim. Most of the hours, there wasn't one person, some exceptional hours, a few took a quick dive but nobody was going for long swims anymore. We had one die hard sunbather who wanted to make the most out of the summer and kept coming every day for an hour or so.
People started to take their pool chairs out last week, clearly stating that their pool moments ended for this year and slowly, I started to realise that this was it. Cooler evenings are already a fact and I can't say that I hate it. I was done with all day AC turned on, while I find opening windows and air blowing through the house much more appealing, yet this is not something you do with extreme high humidity and no wind. I welcome the wind with open arms as now I'm typing this from my brand new and mostly cool office!
Anyway, we stayed in the pool for 1,5 hours I think, with me trying to heat up in the sun half of that time, trying to just a little more tan to my skin to last throughout the winter. Meanwhile, the others were floating around in the pool with the result of my boyfriend being sunburned in the face, haha. How's that for a final swim of the year lol. I personally didn't burn anymore after the first two weeks, must be thanks to my half south-Slavic genes..
Early dinner
As school really starts today in terms of the learning part, we figured this is really the end of summer so let's close it off with a final early dinner in the harbour. Usually, I eat a salad there but this time we saw some beef tenderloin passing our table to show it to another customer. It seemed really good quality so even though I'm not the biggest meat eater, this was one of these moments where I joined my boyfriend and ordered a beef tenderloin for once.
It was delicious!
Typical tiny salad on the side, lol.
I didn't regret having something different for once.. I always think if I eat meat, it better be worth it as so often restaurants disappoint serving lower quality for high prices. In these cases I really enjoy a good well-balanced salad much more.
Gratitude
Sitting there in the harbour, with probably the best view of all the restaurants and bars out there, we took a moment to take in the view and realise how lucky we are that this spot is minutes away from our home. Not only can we sit there comfortably, the temperatures always seem to be best no matter what time in the year it is. During the summer, they have this terrace with a roof where you can sit out of the sun and in winter, you take one of the tables where the sun heats up your face.
Sometimes these tiny things can bring so much joy and life seems perfect for a little while...
All pictures above are mine..