Expat living: Our new deck in Paradise

Here is our new deck.   We had a lap pool and deck built as part of the original construction eight years ago. I my refreshing mid-day swim and then rinsing off under the out door shower in the jungle.  However, the pool has given us some challenges, particularly leaks in pipes cemented into the concrete.  The pipes connect to the pump in the bodega on the lower level and we would know there was a leak when the bodega flooded.  We fixed all this but  but before the pipe problem there was a deck problem.  When we originally built we wanted a red cement deck. We thought it would be easy for the workers to dye the concrete.  But when they mixed the dye with the concrete, it came out pink.  To give us the deep red deck we wanted, the workers mixed the dye with a small amount of water and poured the deep red paste on top of the concrete.  This temporarily gave us the color we wanted.  Unfortunately, when the dye dried, it degenerated into a powder which was blown around by the wind forming a red dust.  By then we had the puppies who ran around in the dust leaving red paw prints everywhere including on our guests' tropical clothes.  The puppies were covered with dust so they looked pink. Sometimes people would sit on the side of the pool and their light color clothes became streaked with red.  This went on for a couple of years and as the dust blew away, the deck went back to pink.  We began painting the deck every year but it easily became streaked with chlorine and dirt from peoples' shoes.  Now!  Finally!  we have tiled the deck.  Joe designed it and we expect it will last for a long time.  Our beautiful lap pool is framed by natural looking tiles along the length of the pub.  Pura vida!!