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We are currently in Charleston

Jere Lull wrote:

Rosalie B. wrote:

I take LONG LONG showers at home. I don't when I'm on a boat. I just
don't.


Not uncommon.

My second choice after our own boat (which does carry 400 gallons of
water so it's not like we have to conserve much even in the Bahamas
although we do) is to swim and then shower on deck (assuming warm
weather). We have a pressure fresh water connection on deck, and it
doesn't need to be hot water in warm weather. I wear a bathing suit
if there are people around for fear of striking them blind.


If they don't like the view, they don't HAVE to look. They won't go
blind if they look away fast engough.

Actually in the original tale of the Peeping Tom, Lady Godiva was
supposed to be beautiful - otherwise he wouldn't have looked, would
he?

Except for those with bad attitudes -- many (most?) of which would be
welcomed into Playboy's centerfold -- I haven't seen an ugly woman.

[If you search a little, you'll discover I'm a founding member and
moderator of the Chesapeake Flotilla of the Nautical Naturists: 600+
boats, mostly couples, enjoying the Chesapeake wearing whatever they
consider comfortable, which is quite often nothing.]

While I no longer have many hang ups and quite agree that those who
don't like what they see can just not look, I think it would make Bob
uncomfortable for other folks to see me nude.

What I'm trying to avoid is the stampede to the coin showers every time we
get to a dock. And the "luxury" of standing under a hot (or sometimes
cool) shower for several minutes is a large part of it.

Coin showers? Where are you?

I've found a couple in the BVI and one on the Chesapeake. Annapolis
gives out "free" tokens if you take a mooring or slip. I don't think you
can get those tokens if you anchor out of those areas. When we were
there, Deltaville was fairly similar, but that could have changed.
Suspect St. Michaels town dock is in the same class, but we have avoided
them since our first encounter, so I can't say for sure.

Well I'm glad not to have visited those places. We got tokens for a
pumpout in Deltaville but not for showers, and haven't ever been to
Annapolis by boat or St. Michaels either. In the case of St.
Michaels, we've only been near enough to go on a weekend, and I
decided we didn't want to do that.


grandma Rosalie