Noise

Life on a ship.  Noisy all the time.  There are fans blowing all day and all night.  Pagers going off quite often.  Toilets flushing. Drains gurgling. Dining room, the noise of many people visiting.  People talking in the room next door.  (Thankfully we’ve had neighbors on the thin wall side for only two weeks and they were quite quiet.) The other side is a fire wall so we do not hear those neighbors.  During the day the workers are sanding.  Luggage bangs overhead from suitcases coming and going. On the deck it is equipment sounds, generators, fans among other things.  Visual noise of pollution while on deck looking port side. And many people everywhere.  For those who know me (Denise) well this should really be stressing me out. Amazing it doesn’t really bother me at all.  It is just part of life. No worries.  I am able to sleep well. It is peaceful looking out at the islands.  I will take the noise in order to enjoy the comforts of home. Air conditioning, flush toilets, running water and electricity.  It is easy to take these things for granted but, all I need to do is go to deck 7 or 8 and go outside and look at the city. The majority do not have even one of these accessible to them.  Every time I have left the port I have seen at least one person sleeping in the dirt on the side of the road. It sure gets me thinking about quality of life.

 We enjoy seeing the difference in high and low tides.  Here are the pictures showing the difference.   It is nice having the shipwreck as a visual.  There are about a dozen wrecks throughout the port area.  We’ve been told sunk for insurance reasons over the years.  I’m not sure how long they’ve been here. Quite awhile though. 

 

 

Rainy season is beginning.  Last night we had our first thunderstorm.  It was quite exciting to see rain.  It was very windy. It was fun to watch the lightning over the ocean.  Today is sunny again.