Author Archives: GypsyShaughnessy

Of Faded Edges – Glacier Bay, Alaska – [06/20/2015]

Posted on June 19, 2015 by GypsyShaughnessy

What seems a very long time ago now, I had a Sister. Not by blood, I’m an only child by blood, but a Sister by something somehow stronger than blood. Friendships – even strong friendships – are odd things, and … Continue reading →

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Refresher Course – Ketchikan, Alaska – [06/16/2015]

Posted on June 19, 2015 by GypsyShaughnessy

Alaska is just a beautiful as I remember… It is also…just as wet. One thing people often forget about Alaska: it’s a temperate rain forest. Which means it rains – a lot. Crew members often giggle when faced with comments … Continue reading →

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Back in the Saddle – At Sea – [06/15/2015]

Posted on June 15, 2015 by GypsyShaughnessy

It almost always feels as if I never left. There are differences of course – although it is somewhat bizarre how similar my current ship is to the flagship. One of the things about working on a sister-ship of the … Continue reading →

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Transitory – Vancouver – [06/13/2015]

Posted on June 13, 2015 by GypsyShaughnessy

Travel day is…never any fun. Travel day out that is, travel day home is tiring but lovely because you’re well…going home. But, travel day out? That last overnight in the hotel before boarding always feels so…empty. Hotels are not really … Continue reading →

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Top of the Ferris Wheel – Victoria – [06/06/2015]

Posted on June 8, 2015 by GypsyShaughnessy

Every summer in June, the fair comes to my little corner of the city. It’s not a big fair…though it’s a pricey one (name me a carnival that isn’t) – but it’s a fun one. And I had a little … Continue reading →

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The In Between – Victoria – [06/01/2015]

Posted on June 1, 2015 by GypsyShaughnessy

The deal with living between two worlds is that you pretty much have to constantly transit between the two. For about a month out of a month and a half vacation you’re actually home, you feel like you’re home…like you … Continue reading →

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Goodbye to Yesterday – Victoria – [05/23/2015]

Posted on May 24, 2015 by GypsyShaughnessy

This used to be my playground This used to be our pride and joy This used to be the place we ran to… I have often said in complete seriousness that my high school graduating class was by far the … Continue reading →

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Beyond the Black – Victoria, BC – [05/22/2015]

Posted on May 23, 2015 by GypsyShaughnessy

Whenever I don my uniform for my shore-side job (which, being as how I conduct ghost tours, consists of head to toe black), I am presented with the continuing tendancy of human kind to snap-judge based on appearance. People who … Continue reading →

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Woven Lives – Victoria – [05/05/2015]

Posted on May 5, 2015 by GypsyShaughnessy

The first time I came home from a contract I stepped into my back garden and started crying…and I don’t think I stopped for several days. Not just because I was so relieved to be home, not just because I … Continue reading →

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Goodbye Ol’ Girl – Fort Lauderdale – [04/30/2015]

Posted on April 30, 2015 by GypsyShaughnessy

Leaving a ship is always…bittersweet. You’re exceptionally glad, so very glad, to be going home, you long for home – for the ground not moving under your feet, for the sheer soothing quiet of the night without the rattle of … Continue reading →

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