You know it's too damn hot when.... - Rebak Marina, Langkawi, Malaysia
Harmonie
Don and Anne Myers
Wed 8 Jun 2011 01:44
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06:17.707N 99:41.852E
May 5, 2011 - June 6, 2011
You know it's too damn hot
when...
Sweat rolls out of your eyebrows.
Sun block slides down your face in a pasty river - one
nanosecond after application.
The river of sweat running from your eyebrows, down your face,
neck, chest, stomach, and legs makes your feet squish in your crocs when you
walk. The puddle of sweat collecting in the bottom of the stern
locker you are sitting in while reconfiguring the propane locker reaches
the electric fan's extension cord, blows the breaker and causes the boat's 110V
power to go poof. You drink five liters of water in a single day while
sitting in the stern locker reconfiguring the propane locker (and
don't pee once). After undressing for a shower, you have to wring out
your underwear, shorts and t-shirt, being careful not to let the dripping
perspiration soak into the cabin upholstery (knowing sweat-soggy
upholstery makes your wife gag), before tossing the swampy
mess out into the cockpit to dry.
You find yourself in the cockpit waving good morning to a
male boat neighbor...and then realize you forgot to put a shirt on over your
bra.
The locals start to sweat.
The Rebak Island Resort women guests from Saudi
Arabia allow their veils to slip below their noses.
A sunny day causes depression. A
rainy day causes elation. You look at the thermometer and exclaim, "Wow! It's cool
today!" (the thermometer reads 89.5F).
Yeah, so it's been hot (and yes, all the stuff mentioned above
really happened). Hotter and more humid than ever before. But we're
alive and mostly kicking. More on the boat drudgery that has taken place
over the past month later.
Anne |