For reasons best known to himself, Mr Water Diviner chose to lower the pump into the well as dusk was falling. The pump looked like a very designer chic guided missile and weighed a ton. This very expensive bit of kit was going to demand Jeff's serious attention, fully supported by Andrew.
However, on the following day Mr Divine checked the amount of water being pumped and was not happy. There should have been much more water coming out and he couldn't fathom out why not.
Meanwhile, our local friends had organised a boat trip for the day, out of Girne (Kyrenia) harbour, a few swims, nice lunch and good company was to be the order of the day. We use the same boat for our trips - Saarki, skipper by Ecevit,who makes us all very welcome each time we use him. We like it because he can only take a small number of people and we can usually fill his complement.
Josh, Tom, Andrew, Jeff and I went aboard that day (poor mummy had to stay home with the tiny ones, Ross and Joe - and wouldn't you know, just as we were leaving the power went off at home!!).
The boys (big and small) had a brillian time, diving into the sea from the boat as we anchored in a cove and swimming in the luke-warm sea. Captain Ecevit even promoted Tom to Skipper and both boys became pirates for the day.
We had a really great time and can only promise mummy that she will go on the next boat trip and I will babysit for her.
The Kelseys spent a fair bit of time down at the Sunset Beach Club where there was plenty for the kids to do, both on land and in the water. We would go and meet them for lunch and have a lazy time before bringing them back home for a snooze.
On 30th August Jeff and I drove to Larnaca to pick up Rod and Stella. It was great to see them, but particularly Stella who had been so influential in helping me with my choice of furniture, curtains etc and now was an opportunity for her to see the completed package. I think she liked what she saw. They fitted in well with the kids and we adults have always got on well together.
The following day it was Tom's Birthday. We had a cake, kindly provided, albeit unknowinglingly by our friends Michelle and Jim (they had left it as a contribution to a party we had a few days before), candles, balloons, fizzy drinks and all sorts of multi e-numbered foods.
So, back to the well.
It was discovered that when the pump was lowered down the shaft it had become lodged on the side of the well, just above the water level, causing the minimal amount of water to be available. Solution - pump has to come out and be re-lowered.
Sounds easy but the pipe that is connected to the pump, albeit its made in rubber, is not very flexible and takes a lot of man-handling. So Mr Divine got his team of strong, virile young men to come and lend some muscle power.
Great entertainment for Debi, Stella and I!!
Once again they waited until dusk was falling but I assume they all had "Day" jobs.
Ho, heave, ho, was the order of the day as this superb pump was lifted sufficiently to lower it again in a perpendicular fashion.
Once it had been re-seated and the electrics connected, they test-drove it by watering the road, washing cars and generally having showers. So there would seem to be plenty of water.
On one of their last trips to the Sunset Beach Club, Andrew persuaded Debi to have a go on one of the jet skis. He had previously taken Josh out, but I think he really wanted to do the equivalent of "burn rubber" and Debi was game.
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