Tortola Island Water, Caribbean

So much water all around. The water people drink here is desalinated, because there isn't enough well water available on the island. I also saw drinking water dispensers- it's desalinated water that is further processed and sold by the gallon in public dispensing machines.

Just like on the ship- we also drink desalinated water. Since we got a powerful enough desalinator we don't take on drinking water from shore anymore, we produce it ourselves. It made a tremendous difference in the health of the crew, getting less sick with stomach ailments. Back in Tutoia, Brazil local people sailed out to the anchorage to taste our water.

Sometimes we collect rainwater- for washing clothes, and in Itaparica, Salvador we filled a tank with sacred well water. Still now we may have some vintage South Atlantic water left...I like the taste of it, especially after adding a drop of lemon juice.

Here in Tortola