And no, it was not a Turkish word. It was an English word! Or, perhaps it would be better described as a “British” word. British readers will recognize the word “lilo” as referring to what American readers know as a float. As in, one of these:
We bought one! We also bought one of these:
To inflate it. Wee little one of these:
To inflate RATHER LARGE ONE OF THESE:
Seems like it would take a while, no? And we were losing the sun! What to do? There was nothing for it but to give it our all and hope that the foot pump would hold out for the duration. Surprisingly (or maybe not so surprisingly – we are fit people after all. Fit for what? I have no idea, but anyway…), we had the lilo (pool float, American readers) inflated and conveying us around the pool in twenty minutes!
The foot pump, sadly, did not fare so well:
So now, the challenge! When in Kalkan, go out and purchase a lilo of your own (most shops you pass will sell some form of inflatable pool gear) – don’t forget your pump – and see if you can inflate and be relaxing on your lilo in twenty minutes or less. The prize? Satisfaction! What? We’re a new blog and don’t have sponsors with fun things to give away. Yet…
2 comments:
That's a really nice lilo.
Lilo is a very common item in Australia, for use in pools. I think (not positive) that Lilo was a brand name, and just as Hoovering has become the word to use for vacuuming in England, Lilo has been adopted as the name for the floating bed.
Yours looks very fancy and comfortable!!
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