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Where did I go in such a hurry?

Well, as my neighbour's dog woke me AGAIN last night (this time at 3.30am!) I was up and doing the ironing at 5am.
Suddenly I knew - I had to go here........


well, not at 5am, obviously, but I felt I had to go to the town I grew up in. But not the houses I lived in, but the pool I spent some of my happiest times at during my turbulent childhood.

And as when I was a child, I went alone.

MB offered to come, but I felt I had to be alone. I packed my towels, cossie, slapped on some suncream and fled up the motorway as soon as MB was out of bed.

Sandford Lido celebrated its 70th anniversary last year, and I haven't been there for over 20yrs. This is when it was first finished.


While there, I did swing past my old childhood homes. All my schools are gone now, but number 37 and 57 are still there. No happy memories there - but I spent a pleasant two hours at the pool, swimming, diving, reading and reminiscing. I wondered if 'that' woman or 'this' woman went to school with me. No one knew me, I left town 24 years ago, I felt I was almost invisible.

Normally my condition drives me to flee home - this is the first time I have felt the need to go out of my safety zone. No MB, no crazies, no bobkat - just me.

Now? Now I feel a little at peace. Perhaps I have found somewhere I can go to free my mind from its nasty little demons - perhaps that's why I had to go.

cq

44 comments:

CyberKitten said...

Strange.... Sounded a bit like the homing instinct of a bird.. or salmon.

Odd to say the least!

OldLady Of The Hills said...

That pool looks so wonderful...especially to swim laps...It is so interesting to me that water is often such an important component in one's life....The feel of water on the body...swimming in the calm of a pool always has been great therapy for me---the only excersize I ever REALLY liked, cause it never felt like work to me. I hope this place brings you more peace my dear CQ...it looks truly glorious. How wonderful that you thought of it and just went, on instinct.

Meira{FB} said...

What a wonderful thing to do! On a moments prompt. I'm so glad it brought you some peace. Peace is hard to find sometimes in this crazy mixed up world! {{hug}}

FRIDAY'S CHILD said...

Wow! what huge pool! It must be wonderful to be swimming in such a large pool. I'm glad you were able to get out and have a break from all the humdrums of everyday. I have been planning to do the same. To go out on my own with no one tagging along but it never materialized. I think what you did was great. Maybe next time when my impulse says I go out, I better do too.

Bobkat said...

So glad you found somewhere that helped so much :-) I understand totally. I visited a place from my past recently that made me happy and I felt so peaceful.

keda said...

i love lidos. and swimming in those lovely big pools what could be better. sounds wonderful sweetie. i'm so glad that the opposite of what you would normally expect could be so refreshing!

i also loved the seaside post and photos below. great stuff.

Fizzy said...

I also have a place that I like to "escpae" too. It is also a place with a lot of memeories and some are nto good. However, it is comforting. I really hope that you found the lido comforting

Why are outside pools called lidos anyway?

Viamarie said...

Boy! that was a very nostalgic trip you made. Glad you enjoyed it.

My MM is up too. Happy Monday!

YellowRose said...

Sometimes we need to find a place to call our own, to think, to hide, to reconcile. Sounds like that's what you are doing sweetie. Just let your heart and mind work together. Keeping you in my thoughts and sending you a great big hug!

Kitty said...

I don't know what it is about pools but they are the most relaxing things for me. Just to float in the water, leaving all your cares behind. I find that it's more like mediation than exercise. I think that's why I always live in a place that has a pool. :)

Zeus said...

I'm here from Wendy's!

Personally, I do not like swimming. Water is just not something we felines enjoy. However, I can understand how you instinctually felt the need to return to a place filled with happy memories. I do that often too, but it involves jumping onto the back of the couch to sleep since that is where I am happiest! ;)

Kukka-Maria said...

Dogs. Blech! And loud, nocturnal dogs are the worst!

I love taking walks down memory lane...longing for the days when things were so simple. I feel sort of sad that some of your landmarks are gone. Good thing the deconstruction of a building can not touch your memories.

Thanks for sending me here, Wendy!

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