Rod’s Boat Beeps!

Lynn here today….

So, let me tell you about the beeping boat. The word “beep” as used here is an actual beep, not a substitute for a different four letter word. 

Sometimes beeps are good things. When we are underway and nearing a waypoint where we must change course, the plotter beeps so you acknowledge and approve the new direction. 

Beeps can also be a good thing if the batteries need to be recharged. If we’re not on shore power, Rod will occasionally run the generator to recharge them, allowing us to stay comfortable and be able to make coffee, use the hair dryer or curling iron, or cook dinner. 

And then there’s the fridge. I swear it’s haunted. We get an error code and we know there’s a sensor that needs to be replaced and the part is ordered and will be waiting for us in Florida. But this thing has been beeping for four days….and mostly just at night. The manual tells us how to stop it, and that seems to work pretty well during the day. But if we reset it at night, it only stops beeping for about ten minutes and then starts up again.

The “beeping” fridge – looks cute but it’s haunted!

And the craziest part of all this beeping is that Rod doesn’t hear any of it. Nothing, nada, not a single stinking beep. The beeps are just beyond his range of hearing. So while he is sleeping soundly, I am awake listening to the beeping fridge. I’ve had about six hours sleep in the last three days. Stay tuned. Things could get ugly. 

Signing off

Sleepless in the Bahamas