Monday, November 23, 2015

Places I've slept

I've been traveling lately and have had several nights with sparse sleep in interesting locations. Tonight I'm spending the night on a bus, and I started thinking about all the different ways and places I've overnighted. The following are those I could remember:
  • I've slept on buses, trains, planes, cars, vans, and trucks. 
  • I've slept on beds, large and small, soft and hard, including water mattresses.
  • I've slept on the porch. 
  • I've slept on the trampoline. 
  • I have never slept in snow. 
  • I've slept in tents
  • under the stars
  • under a mango tree
  • and on a boat. 
  • I've never slept in a cemetery, but I've slept in a house with a dead body. 
  • I've slept on benches
  • and couches
  • and sofas. 
  • I've slept under the kitchen table,
  • in the bathtub,
  • and in the rain. 
  • I've slept on a houseboat, in a cabin, and in trailers. 
  • I've slept in caravans, campers, and sheds.
  • Once, on a particularly wet night in Hana, I slept in a puddle of water. 
  • I don't think I've ever slept in a tepee. 
  • I've slept on grass, in the woods, and on a beach. 
  • I can't remember ever sleeping overnight in a hospital, or in a tree. 
  • I've slept in hostels, hotels, and motels. 
  • I've slept next to a river, and I've slept next to the Temple. 
  • Once, last week, I found myself sleeping at the top of a castle. It was amazing. 
  • I've slept at friend's houses, neighbor's, and family's. 
  • I've shared beds with babies, siblings, families, friends, and pets. 
  • Have I ever slept in a barn.....? I don't think so....
  • But I did sleep on an air mattress for 2.5 months in Berlin. 
  • I've slept in dormitories, 
  • on bunkbeds, 
  • and on wooden slats. 
  • I've slept in the back of my truck, and on the floors of many other vehicles. 
  • I've slept at truck stops,
  • and in a lot of chairs. 
  • I've never slept under a car,
  • on a sidewalk, 
  • in a cardboard box,
  • or on the side of a mountain (that I can remember), 
  • but I have slept on a driveway, 
  • in a parking lot, 
  • and in my house with all of my doors and windows open.
  • I've slept in airports, 
  • and in an office building. 
  • Once, way past exhausted, I wanted to sleep on campus under a tree on the concrete rather than walk to my house. But I didn't. 
  • I've slept outside a bomb shelter, 
  • In basements and attics, 
  • playrooms and treehouses. 
  • I've slept in a gym, a high school, and in a church. 
  • I've slept on lots of floors. 
  • I've slept in 14 countries and on 5 continents (is the Pacific a continent?)
  • According to my calculator, since I was born I have had roughly 9,945 nights. Some of those I didn't sleep at all. But most I did. :)
Just curious, where are some strange places you've slept?