I like a bathroom with a view. I spend a reasonable portion of my life in the bathroom, and it is nice to have something at which to look besides walls. Some of the places I have lived and visited, some of my friends and family, have it set up so they can see the ocean from the bathroom. Nice to stand in the water and look out at the water. My pop can see the S.F. bay. I got to look at the waves breaking on the reef while showering in Fiji. Matt, Krista, and Danny have great Pacific views from their bathrooms and even take it a step further with outdoor showers.
I’ve found a new twist. The Odyssey has a high flow warm water shower rigged with a pull chain on the dive deck. Handy for a post dive rinse. As no one is using the dive deck on the crossing, I can have complete privacy there after nightfall. I eat dinner, grab a towel, sneak off to the dive deck, and shower away the day’s filth under the stars, the Pacific Ocean roiling past at eight to ten knots, three steps down and two steps out. The air is warm and even if it is raining I can warm up under the fresh water. The decking consists of non-skid aluminum diamond plate with wet divers in mind, taking away the risk of slipping and falling.
Sometimes I am down there when we switch generators, a process that kills all the lights on the boat for about eight seconds. Eight seconds with only stars and moonlight, naked, alone, wet, warm, clean, traveling on the ocean; some of my favorite things in life. Blissful. Lest you think that it’s all vacation city out here, I assure you that I earn each and every shower with filthy menial tasks, but a back deck Pacific shower is a fine way to wash all that away.
