By Arabella
After years of sailing in big oceans and going to so many deserted islands, there have been a couple of things we have wanted again and again whenever the weather gets cold and rainy or when we come out of the freezing ocean, so cold it feels like your airways are slowly closing up. This wonderful thing is a bath.
3 years on the ocean in some pretty hectic storms, conditions and stress, all you want to do at the end of the day is to lay down in a soothing bath filled with some warm water and relax. On a boat, we don’t have that kind of space and sometimes don’t even have warm water!
When we finally got off of the boat, we went to a hotel and wow, there was the bath ready to be bathed in. Turning on the tap in almost an instant and getting ready to enjoy the most calming and much needed bath was exactly what i did. After a while, i walked into the steam filled bathroom and already felt the tension in my body disappearing. The inviting bathtub beckoned me to come, so i slowly eased my body into the warm water that felt to me as precious as a bath filled with liquid gold. A wave of relaxation rushed over me, leaving me with a profound sense of comfort and tranquility.
In that much needed moment, the world outside ceased to exist, and i found peace and solace in the simple act of taking a bath.