New build in South Texas

[martinkennedy]

I agree BigDave, I think the last thing you want to see are slightly overweight middle-aged folks in a pool

[BigDave]

That's, sadly, exactly what I see .

[PoolDoc]

Actually, if I imagined myself at the pool, I'd either be behind the grill, or in the lake in a canoe touring my younger nieces and nephews, or taking pictures. That's usually my role, now: cooking or teaching or photographing. Even since I became a lifeguard instructor (20+ years ago, now), I can't actually relax around swimmers of unknown (or worse: poor) skill levels.

The ones I'd imagine IN the pool would be my sons and their families or friends, and my nieces and nephews.

We've gotten a new canoe to take to my wife's family reunion, so I expect I'll spend a lot of my time teaching with it. We've been taking kayaks for about 15 years, but those are more intuitive, for very easy water. Canoes, even on flat water, take some skills. We hope to work up to 4 canoes in a few years, but I need to train some people, first. We'll also be testing using a UV lamp and a big sheet to collect moths (the reunion is in the woods, on the Ocoee river), so next year, when the mass of 4th generation kids will be back, we'll be ready.

[PoolDoc]

My younger son saw this and snorted, claiming that if *I* was at Martin's pool, I'd be crawling all over the equipment and design, for at least the first couple of hours. He reminded me of something that has become bit of family folklore, regarding the time I went on a 'behind-the-scenes' tour at the Tennessee Aquarium. *Allegedly*, the tour guide had to keep pulling me out from behind pumps, piping and controls.

Of course, that's not at all true.

[martinkennedy]

Unfortunately, the little family I have left is still up north. My wife and I decided that this will be where we will retiree. I am several years from there but I wanted a resort like setting where I can putter around and relax. Any sane person probably would not make this kind of investment because there is no way the payback is there. I like to build things and sometimes I am out of control.

[PoolDoc]

With a pool like that, I bet you can acquire some 'volunteer' family members pretty easily!

[martinkennedy]

Thanks Doc.

They installed the railing along the boardwalk.

[martinkennedy]

We finally have power to our Pergola. You can open or close it or anything in between. Both sides also work independently. It is operated with a remote control.