Comedy: Showering Abroad
One recent afternoon, Erin awoke from her daily nap to the sound of me cackling in the bathroom. Curious about what could be so funny, she did the only logical thing, came in with the camera. The result is this shot, capturing my laughter – not at any anatomical deficiency, mind you, but at the watery chaos that was surrounding my efforts to shower sitting down.

While in the US we grow accustomed to showering while standing, safely enclosed in glass or a curtain. Yet on our travels so far, we have encountered a number of showers that are really nothing more than a tub with a hose. As anyone who has ever shared a bathroom with me can attest, I am prone to causing a bit of splashing in my bathing routine. And that is when I have the full curtain protection in place.

In a curtain-free environment, the entire bathroom got a wash. And as luck would have it, this particular shower had a lot of water pressure. So the hose had a tendency to flail about wildly if I released it from a firm grip.

Never fear, I did manage to bring things under control, but not without getting a fair bit of water on the floor, walls and ceiling, cackling as it went.

Perhaps a shot of Erin would have been an appropriate pair to this photo, since the look on her face was not quite as jovial as the look on mine. Our relationship is stronger for it, though.