Have a Seat. Carefully!
Have a Seat. Carefully! – by Corliss Buenavida
If this is your first read in the beerfloat.calm world, then welcome!
If you have been here before, then you know I am always inviting my readers to get in the water with a floatie under their ass and a beverage at hand -- basically luxuriating in liquids!
The whole process is about relaxing but never-the-less there are still a couple of tasks you should attend to before you take to your comfy seat.
For example, at The Villa in San Juan Del Sur, Nicaragua where I do most of my winter floating, we have many breezy days and a couple of nearby dirt roads. This combination means dust. Therefore, before I get on board my craft, I will splash a little water from the pool on the surface of my vinyl to clean up anything it has collected and get it all nice and slick for entry.
If you are an occasional floater then you might want to wash off any talc you may have dusted over your craft from when you put it in long-term storage.
You are also going to want to check for leaks, so if you are giving a fresh inflation have a close listen to your device. You might hear that nasty little whistle of escaping air – better now than a bunch of bubbles under your butt once upon the water (unless that’s your thing).
With a pre-inflated seat just check to feel if it is down on pressure a little bit and take the appropriate action before hopping onboard.
All set, grab your bevy, crank your tunes and make a splash!
NOT SO FAST!!!
Because of the inherent design of most tubular floating devices there is a small chance you have a critter hiding under the hidden edge of your seat – as I did a few years back.
So, peek around that inner lower edge of your seat, you might just find ants, a spider, a gecko or even a SCORPION!
Not what I expected to find either!
These predatory arachnids, a type of bark scorpion, are normally thought to be desert creatures but have been adapting for over 400 million years to find comfortable lifestyles in all environs except Antarctica.
I have seen them around the property many times, day or night, rain or shine, both in the garden and in the house. Most have left this earth in a flatter shape than when I first noticed them with the odd escapee, much to my chagrin.
One of the local establishments, when I first came here in the early years of this millennium, used to hang the tails behind the bar like a scorecard.
Now, scorpion evolution seems to have taken a sharp turn or maybe scorpions have been reading the blog and want to take up the drift?
Whatever the case, be wary of this or any other uninvited passengers who might be hiding in the crevices. And if the little prick tries to talk to you, don’t listen to their spiel, they are just giving you the runaround. What a pain in the ass!
Cautious floating, Corliss
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