"I'm here all the time, love," replied the foreign swimmer in the next lane when I said hello this morning and noted that I hadn't seen him before.
Well, he was exaggerating. He isn't there all the time--usually on Sundays and sometimes during the week. Seems nice enough and he swims 2 km on Sundays. Not sure how far he went today, but he's planning to swim around a small island in September, so I guess he's preparing for that 8 km trek.
I don't usually talk to people when I swim, so it was a treat to meet an English speaking neighbor who likes the water. Hope to see you again soon, Sean. But not on Sunday; the pool is too crowded.
Speaking of crowded pools - our community pool is overrun with kids taking lessons when it's supposed to be 'Adult Swim'. It's not only offensive as a taxpayer but it tends to kill the hygene (sorry kids...).
I ordered a copy of Hello Tokyo. Can't wait to get it.
Gaijin in the pool? Ours just has liberated bandaids. Yeuch. ;-)