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I had rung the day before and was told that this pool had a large inflatable in between 2 and 4pm. This information proved vital as we were able to change our schedule and swim this one first. We arrived at the pool, just before 1.30pm and with just enough time before the dreaded monster was put in. Again the reception chap and the lifeguards were very friendly and supportive and offered to put in a lane if we needed it. The pool was 24 metres long and after a quick calculation we started to swim. There were a number of families at the shallow end and for a short while we were left unimpeded swimming up and down one side of the pool. However, very shortly a lady and her children (I am not sure whether she was a grandmother or older mother) decided to make life difficult by encouraging them to swim into our direct path. We swam on trying to ignore the little local difficulty. At one stage she got her very little one (no more than 2 ½ to jump in on Dave! We could hardly believe what she was doing as it was putting the children in her charge at risk of being unintentional hit by our flailing arms. After a short while, the lifeguards put a lane rope in for us and all was well for the rest of the swim. This was a lovely pool run by people who cared. It had wonderful; flowers bedecking the whole length of one side and the place buzzed with activity. Diana sat chatting with a lovely lady whose 6 year old son was swimming who had apparently taught himself to swim. One day he said “I am not going to use these armbands now”