Back to Reality

Well, lets try this again. We went from sleeping in a room with AC and discovering that I had not forgotten how to sleep, to the Kia Kia on the beach with the roar of the surf and the humid breeze. But now I am armed with a new foam pad and ear plugs. The first night we realized that only one of the new pads would fit on the Kia Kia. So Joy tried to sleep on two thermarest pads next to me. She could not sleep there as the tilt of the Kia Kia kept her rolling into me all night. She retired to the hut and the broken bed frame that I have not had time to rebuild yet. (My job is to make the bed bigger and stronger than before using the same amount of wood!)

I was all set with my new pad, lots of room to stretch out and I thought now I am going to get a good nights sleep. Mother Nature had other ideas! I was awakened at about 1AM with rain and wind. It was short lived, and I was only slightly wet, so I went back to sleep. At 2AM I was awakened with strong winds. I decided to head for cover of the hut just as it began to  from the sky. I have a hammock set up in the hut for just such an event. The next morning Joy was up before me and she found my sheets, foam pad and thermarest and ipod and palm all on the ground in the sand. (Yes, I did have my palm and ipod in a sealed plastic bag and it stayed sealed!) It rained and was overcast all the next day. (Very delightful temperature and situation unless you are  trying to dry out!) So, now I am all dried out and ready to try again. I do believe restful sleep in the Kia Kia is possible and I intend to experience that!!