The next step was to cement the bottom of the pool, which was real precision work. Difficult to tell from the photos, but the base had to slope down from the shallow end into a kind of upside down pyramid at the deep end. This had to be done in stages to get it just right, so whilst the cement was drying out, (which didn't take long in the heat), in went the skimmers and the pool house went up. It was beginning to look more like a pool now.
The children got bored with the blow up pool we bought them and decided it was far more fun running in and out of the hose, occasionally spraying the men accidentally on purpose, but they didn't mind at all their backs were toasted by then and the cold water cooled them off. When on long journeys their frequently asked question is always; "Are we there yet?", this was altered at this time to; "Is it ready yet?", referring to the pool, and was asked every day when they got home from school. I ended up guestimating the due by date, buying them all a calendar, marking out D Day, (or J Day as they say here in France!), and getting them all to tick off the days one by one until they got to the chosen date.....There would be hell to pay if it wasn't finished......
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