Thursday, May 10, 2012

Message in a Bottle - The Love Boat


Tonight marks the end of day 13 at sea. Today was a pretty exciting day- caught, killed and then released a massive Dorado (I shed a few tears for that fish), caught another fish which we actually ate,  and played truth or dare (less the truth part) with buddies on the boat Saltbreaker (they are about 1000 miles ahead of us) over SSB. Dares included drinking salt water, snorting pepper, push-ups- you know, the usual. However, the most exciting part of the day was the much anticipated Friday night date night, which we had on Sunday since the days blend into one out here.

We decided to have a date night once a week to have something to look forward to. The date starts off with salt water sponge baths which feel glorious. It is the only "shower" we have all week and we feel quite pampered after splashing ourselves with that cold salty liquid and then lathering up with some soap. We mark the special day by wearing clean clothes- well- a clean t-shirt and undies. Same pants. Now that we are dolled up, we eat a nice meal, drink wine, and watch a movie while cuddling under the stars. There was a perfect breeze tonight and it felt wonderful on our clean skin. Perfectly heavenly. There was also an incredibly golden moon accentuated by the clouds and just as it was emerging, a pod of dolphins surrounded the boat. On nights like this, it feels like I could stay out here forever!

2 comments:

  1. Wow... sounds glorious! Snorting pepper and sea salt less so, but equally impressive!

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  2. Been over a month since we've heard from you. Hope all is OK!

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