Monday 6 November 2017

Salt water showers

Nov 5 - Atlantic off line blog
Gibraltar - Las Palmas

Onboard Pixel we have two types of salt water showers:
(1) Voluntary type
(2) Involuntary type

(1) Crawl or walk to aft deck and sit down. Scoop up a bucket of sea water. Pour it gently over yourself or a fellow crew mate. Rinse afterwards with carry on water from Pixel's reservoir.

(2) Crawl into bed and go to sleep. Leave the skylight over your head slightly open for fresh night air. Wake up at 3 AM with salt water all over your face, pillow and bedding thanks to a wind change only seconds before the alarm tells you to wake up for duty. After drying, put all salty textiles in your laundry bag!

Early this morning I tried type (2) without a smile. I prefer type (1) ...

No comments:

Post a Comment