Category Archives: Steam Heat 2018

Dry Dock Adventure: An Virtual Adventure – Day/Level 2 – Freeport, Bahamas – [04/11/2018]

Good morning player, welcome to Level Two! Scenario: you are a worker on a cruise ship. Your floating home is still currently not floating, and is also in a state of a bit of chaos. Do not fret about this, … Continue reading

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Dry Dock Adventure: An Virtual Adventure – Freeport, Bahamas – [04/10/2018]

Player Advisory: “Dry Dock” is a high intensity interactive experience featuring some smoke, heat, fire and other unsettling and surprising atmospheric effects. Therefore, this game is recommended for advanced players only. Scenario: You are – once again – a worker … Continue reading

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Uncomplicated Complications – Saleverry, Peru – [03/24/2018]

Some contracts are insanely difficult…some…like this one? Are most definitely not. This contract – thus far, and I’m almost reluctant to mention it for fear of jinxing it – has been a stroll in the park. For the first month … Continue reading

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‘Rounding History – Cape Horn – [03/12/2018]

I awoke this morning to creaking metal and vibrating thrusters, as the ship swayed heavily from side to side. Mentally, I checked our location, but it wasn’t my mental itinerary that reminded us where we were – it was something … Continue reading

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Blessed Cave Girl – Scenic Cruising – [03/11/2018]

I do not normally develop a people allergy until much much later in a contract. But lately? I cannot quite seem to bear being around too many people. I come home from class, close the door behind me, brace my … Continue reading

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Emergence – Port Stanley, Falkland Islands – [03/08/2018]

For the first time this contract, I actually went outside! Port Stanley may not be much of a stop in most people’s books, but it’s one I try not to miss. It reminds me of things. Being as how it’s … Continue reading

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PSA: “Free Lunch”

Public service annoucement: There is no such thing as free wi-fi. What’s that I hear you say? How can I possibly say such a thing? How could I tell such an untruth? You could give me a dozen examples of … Continue reading

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Anchored and Adrift – Santos, Brazil – [02/27/2018]

It’s been a very odd few days. I know we are somewhere in Brazil, but I honestly don’t have much idea where until I look at my itinerary. This is because I have never been the biggest fan of south … Continue reading

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What’s New? – Buenos Aires, Argentina – [02/19/2018]

What’s new Buenos Aires? It still seems odd that this is actually somewhere I’ve been twice before. It seems so very strange sometimes to actually think of the places I’ve been, let alone the places I’ve actually managed to go … Continue reading

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