It is 2.30 am.
I can hear the live band playing at the beach.
It’s not that loud, but it is noticeable.
I could easily sleep through it, the music is not the problem.
Neither was the rubbish truck that came by at midnight, loudly lifting the rubbish platform and emptying the skip bins one by one. I did manage to get the photo as the truck roared past my open window:
That’s not what’s keeping me awake . . . any longer.
It is boom . . . boom . . . boom.
The sound of fire crackers and poppers as all the boys in town run through the streets exploding them.
BANG
Did you hear it?
That one was so close it could have been in our living room. I can smell the sulfur from the burst of powder.
The boys will stop soon, when they run out of fire crackers. Last night it was about this time.
boom . . .boom . . . boom
Did I mention the bandstand at the beach is 2 km away. I can’t imagine how loud it is at the beach. For four nights the bands play from 11pm to 5am. It is night two of the major festival in Palamos, the town we are living in at the moment.
Truth, we love it here.
We just need to get used to the lifestyle.
We are starting to understand the need for siesta.
Wait.
Do you hear that?
Listen . . .
No more boom.
I want to sleep.
Good night.
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The police would be called in the states.
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I guess the humor got lost here. Sorry. And as for the police, the city hired the band, the rubbish truck comes everyday (not sure why it comes so late, but I am sure there is a reason) and the fire crackers is an annual festival tradition. Something about Half Christmas and chasing away the evil spirits. Just a different way of life here.
Humor wasn’t lost on me. I laughed! Although it would be a bit annoying at 2:30 in the morning. Did the rest of the family sleep?
Yea! Thanks Ellen
The possums on my roof are infinitely preferable
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Interesting. But possums are there all year and leave possum droppings. Here it will go back to normal noise in a few days.
I also have the same experience with you. I can sleep through loud music, but I cannot stand the startling bang of fireworks.
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I think you found the key word – it is “startling” that keeps me up. Music is steady, so it is easier to ignore. Of course the real problem is probably that I am at the computer rather than in my bed.
Oh man.
Maybe you’ll get better at sleeping through noise :-/
I think the real beauty of our current life is that we don’t have to get up for anything special in the morning. We can just hang out and sleep. So, eventually it will quite down and I will sleep.
Forgot to say – wow that truck goes close to your window. You said there were no sidewalks and narrow streets, but that looks so close.
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It is a shocker, but the road is right out the door and window.
I guess it wouldn’t be so bad if you had arrived and had a few days to unwind, relax and catch up on much needed sleep. I can’t imagine how much months of travelling takes out of you. I did 4 weeks on my way back from New Zealand to London years ago and we were exhausted, 3+ months – I would probably take a week of solid sleep to recover.
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It wasn’t really so bad, it was meant to be a funny post, but I guess it was a fail. However, yes we are tired.