Author Archives: GypsyShaughnessy

Transient – Tracy Arm, Alaska – [07/20/2017]

Posted on July 20, 2017 by GypsyShaughnessy

Tracy Arm is as beautiful as I remember it being, it still feels like being transported into Narnia. The icebergs (more properly called growlers) are a shade of blue that you simply don’t see anywhere else, and everything is so … Continue reading →

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At Ease – At Sea – [07/18/2017]

Posted on July 18, 2017 by GypsyShaughnessy

I was right, it is strange. Incredibly strange. I am not used to being on a ship where I’m not constantly on someone else’s schedule and rarely having time to do anything except watch a lot of reruns. But this, … Continue reading →

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Sur-Reality – Seattle – [07/17/2017]

Posted on July 17, 2017 by GypsyShaughnessy

I have been many things over the last few years, but I have never been a guest on board my own ship. As crew members, we do have the ability to bring friends on board to sail with us; I’ve … Continue reading →

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To Life – Victoria – [06/26/2017]

Posted on June 26, 2017 by GypsyShaughnessy

~So tell me why, oh why should it be that We go on hurting each other~ Life is a funny thing, you never know what it’s going to bring and – some would say more importantly – you never know … Continue reading →

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Pack-rat – Sydney, Nova Scotia – [07/14/2017]

Posted on June 15, 2017 by GypsyShaughnessy

It’s that time again.. Chocolate acquired, movie chosen…resignation to suitcases that came to the ship underweight leaving the ship overweight in place…. Time to pack… The last few days of a contract always are so surreal. It’s as if I’m … Continue reading →

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Light in Darkness – Quebec, Canada – [06/09/2017]

Posted on June 9, 2017 by GypsyShaughnessy

Museums are my church, museums and art galleries. Every one is different, every one has its own signature, its own feeling. In their own way, each brings me peace. The east coast of Canada has a great deal of memories … Continue reading →

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Give me Liberty – Boston, USA – [06/02/2017]

Posted on June 3, 2017 by GypsyShaughnessy

Yes, sir, I think I do. As the ship lay in Boston Harbor, a party of the colonists dressed as red Indians boarded the vessel, behaved very rudely, and threw all the tea overboard, making the tea unsuitable for drinking. … Continue reading →

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Sail On – At Sea – [06/02/2017]

Posted on June 2, 2017 by GypsyShaughnessy

“Write a book and before you know it you’re living with her. Before you know it you’re married to her. And let me tell you something, there is no divorcing Titanic. Not ever” ~ Her Name, Titanic It is difficult … Continue reading →

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The Eyes of Anne – Charlottetown, P.E.I – [05/24/2017]

Posted on May 24, 2017 by GypsyShaughnessy

Every young girl in Avonlea is about to heaven as she can be. If you don’t know why then I guess you didn’t hear… ~ Anne And Gilbert Someone this morning observed to me that Anne of Green Gables was … Continue reading →

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God’s Heaven Be Their Blanket – Halifax, Nova Scotia – [05/22/2017]

Posted on May 22, 2017 by GypsyShaughnessy

May God’s heaven be your blanket as you sleep… ~ Titanic: The Musical Graveyards are wise, and the air in them is different. Some find an attraction to them gothic or macabre, I just find them peaceful. All graveyards are … Continue reading →

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