I must say that I appreciate my job even more now that I am cleaning for a living. It's hard work, and dirty too. So, cheers to all the folks who have to do this kind of work every day! Here are some interesting facts about housekeeping in Maho Bay.
The worst part of the job is cleaning toilets, especially in the men's room. Yuck! And even worse is finding what the housekeeping department calls a "Charlie Tango" which is a clogged toilet. They actually have a scale system for how gross it is and the harder it is to unplug and the nastier it is, you gain the most points for. Somehow this is "supposed" to make us feel better about the duty, but Hey I am still hoping I get the least amount of points. They have names for all sorts of experiences you may have while unclogging. The folks actually keep track of the points all month long, and whoever gets the most, "wins"! What you win, is the honor of signing your name to a picture of William Shatner, which i don't totally understand. Unfortunately I'm in the lead this month, which means I've had to deal with the most nasty clogs :(
Other than that, the work isn't too bad. For one, we take our first break 30 minutes into the day. Seriously, that is island living! 7:30 we meet for work, and by 8, we are eating breakfast. Everyone walks around and cleans in slow motion, as if trying to conserve every bit of energy, and I've gotten used to the pace rather quickly. We walk hundreds of stairs every day, as this place is literally a maze of stairs, and we sweat so much we have to take electrolyte pills to compensate. The work really isn't so bad, except for the Charlie Tangos. So, don't feel sorry for me, we are living the dream.
Besides that, Drew and I have spent our days off exploring the island mostly by foot. The island is only 8 miles long, but very hilly. We explore every bay and snorkel most of the beaches. On our weekend, we visited a place called Brown Bay and we were the only people there. Pretty sweet! We spend our evenings either reading or hanging out with friends here. Everything is expensive except for rum, so we've been mixing up all sorts of rum drinks. We've both adjusted very well to this lifestyle!
Just so you know, we can't put pictures on here because of the slow connection, so we'll add those in October. Please write us, we miss you!
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Ha ha - so well described. I forgot about your blog until Christina mentioned it today. How about those acid spiders?? Is Madre still there? And Nif - she looks like Caroline McLean! So glad you are having a good time. There is no way to describe the bugs - one day I watched ants scavenge a dead butterfly in about 5 minutes... and the hermit crabs are crazy fun to watch too!
Things are good in Boulder, but we miss you. One day I thought I heard your voice. Drew, we've been inviting Patrick from Kelty to our happy hours... he's a fun guy. Miss you, but so glad you are enjoying the ocean!! My parents just got into town and we are going to Chautauqua for dinner. Drink some Cruzan for me!!! That's where I got hooked. ooh, I got to feel Elizabeth's baby today!!!!! Love you both lots, Steph
What tent are you in? I think I was E32.
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