At the Pool

Another warm day in the city... and we gleefully accepted an invitation from some ex-pat friend's for a visit to their private club with a swimming pool. I had heard rumors of women being able to swim, only to have my hopes dashed when our friends said they changed that a few months ago. Nevertheless, Eddy could at least enjoy it! And I could sit in the garden by the Nile. A short walk in the sweltering heat and before long we were seemingly transported into an almost classy hotel/club. Although there was just enough garbage and delapitated buildings to remind you of where you really were. And as we got settled the true reality of where we were set in... Our friend, a female, wandered into the swimming pool area to assist her son with his goggles. Quickly a guard came out of one of the said buildings and politely explained... "This club is now run under Islamic law. No women are allowed near the pool. You must leave this area immediately." Aside from her 4 boys, no one else was there. She was completely clothed and had come to the pool to help her son.