Category Archives: Steam Heat 2018

Shutter-bug – Sitka, Alaska – [08/24/2018]

Posted on August 28, 2018 by GypsyShaughnessy

It rained our last call in Sitka, this nixed our original plan of paying a final visit to the national park (I don’t mind the park in the rain, but this really was a little too wet)  – and set … Continue reading →

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And We Go Sailing – Icy Strait, Alaska – [08/18/2018]

Posted on August 19, 2018 by GypsyShaughnessy

I’ve been doing this for nearly 9 years now, and yet I still never get used to the feeling of the last cruise of a contract. It always feels…so strange. You get used to things you see, you get used … Continue reading →

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If You Knew…– Victoria, BC – [08/13/2018]

Posted on August 13, 2018 by GypsyShaughnessy

At long last, this afternoon Amras and I were finally able to get to the museum. We have actually been trying to do this all season, ever since it was announced that another large-scale travelling Egyptian exhibit was coming to … Continue reading →

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Computer Confuzzelement – At Sea – [08/09/2018]

Posted on August 9, 2018 by GypsyShaughnessy

I think it is the purpose of computers to confound us. I really do. Sometimes, even though I work with them every day and rely on them to complete almost all of my day to day communication – I have … Continue reading →

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Can you Keep A Secret? – Homer, Alaska – [08/08/2018]

Posted on August 9, 2018 by GypsyShaughnessy

This is a standard Alaska run, and standard Alaska runs follow something of a formula. Get up, go teach, go to show, come home. Nice and easy, on occasion somewhat …dull? No, that’s not the right word, just…routine. Every so … Continue reading →

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Hope – Ketchikan, Alaska – [08/01/2018]

Posted on August 2, 2018 by GypsyShaughnessy

Every so often you get someone wandering into your life that you actually have the opportunity to help. Really actually help. The last time this happened for me it was when I had a student who was legally blind, I … Continue reading →

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Riverside – Ketchikan, Alaska – [07/19/2018]

Posted on July 22, 2018 by GypsyShaughnessy

When you’ve been to Alaska as many time as Amras and I have, its’ easy to think that you’ve run out of things to see. But there’s always something – even if it’s just walking around enjoying truly fresh air. … Continue reading →

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Tigers and Bears and….oh….my – Anchorage, Alaska – [07/09/2018]

Posted on July 9, 2018 by GypsyShaughnessy

I may not be the biggest fan of zoos, but I do value their educational possibilities. Moreover, most of the zoos in Alaska are primarily rescue operation – these are animals that have been injured or near death and cannot … Continue reading →

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Climb Ev’ry Mountain – Juneau, Alaska – [07/06/2018]

Posted on July 6, 2018 by GypsyShaughnessy

The weather in Alaska is …incredibly surprising right now. Normally Alaska is…well…Alaskan. It’s rainy, it’s wet, it’s definitely the opposite of warm. Except this week The weather hasn’t broken yet. Our all day call in Juneau today was beyond breathtaking. … Continue reading →

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Party in the USA – Ketchikan, Alaska – [07/04/2018]

Posted on July 5, 2018 by GypsyShaughnessy

There are perhaps a lot of things that I disagree with in regards to the attitude of our neighbours on the other side of the border, but one thing is for certain they know how to celebrate. Especially in a … Continue reading →

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