The day started out nice. A few fluffy clouds dotted around the blue sky. We got a bit of sunbathing and reading out on deck.
We had heard of a tourist attraction called the American Pool. It was built in world war 2 by (guess who). The Americans had a base here, as they did in most Pacific Islands. There is a clear fresh water stream coming down from the mountain feeding into the American-made concrete swimming pool. The excess water pours out and into the Bay.
So we lowered the dinghy into the water and rowed ashore. It was only a short walk along the road to the pool. Mmmmm we investigated the pool and decided we didn’t really want to go for a swim.
The water from the stream looked clean enough, but the rafts of algae floating across the pool and what ever it was growing off the bottom was not inviting. The cracks in the concrete and brocken stairs indicated that it’s been a while since it was a tourist attraction.
We returned to Imagine for more relaxing and reading.
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We had heard of a tourist attraction called the American Pool. It was built in world war 2 by (guess who). The Americans had a base here, as they did in most Pacific Islands. There is a clear fresh water stream coming down from the mountain feeding into the American-made concrete swimming pool. The excess water pours out and into the Bay.
So we lowered the dinghy into the water and rowed ashore. It was only a short walk along the road to the pool. Mmmmm we investigated the pool and decided we didn’t really want to go for a swim.
The water from the stream looked clean enough, but the rafts of algae floating across the pool and what ever it was growing off the bottom was not inviting. The cracks in the concrete and brocken stairs indicated that it’s been a while since it was a tourist attraction.
We returned to Imagine for more relaxing and reading.
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