Category Archives: Historical Sites

For I am Ordinary, Unimportant – Buenos Aires – [02/15/2020]

And if ever I go too far It’s because of the things you are Beautiful town…I love you And if I need a moment’s rest Give your lover the very best ~ Evita You let down your people Evita You … Continue reading

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Natural Church – Curacao – [12/05/2019]

I’ve been in the air, I’ve been on the sea – but very very seldom have I really been underground. This morning saw me getting up very early to board a bus to the Hato Caves here in Curacao. To … Continue reading

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Walled In – Panama Canal – [11/26/2019]

This morning when I woke up there was a wall about 6 inches from my window. This is obviously a rather unusual experience! Except if you’ve been in a lock before. I’ve been through the Panama Canal, at this point, … Continue reading

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Sky-Dance – At Sea, 11:37pm – [08/30/2019]

There are some things…that defy any kind of description. That will take your breath away even if you are fortunate enough to see them more than once… When the annoucement bell goes off after 10pm at night, there are really … Continue reading

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Crossing – Panama Canal – [04/22/2019]

The Panama Canal has been called many things – the Big Ditch, the “Cut”…all kinds of things. Even after all these times through it, it’s hard to really describe it. I wouldn’t call it pretty; which is odd, because given … Continue reading

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Toes in the Water – Bridgetown, Bahamas – [01/19/2019]

Every contract I try and cross something off my list of ‘cool things I have done’. Sometimes in the most unexpected ways. I’ve been on a few ships that have called in Barbados, but in all those times I’ve never … Continue reading

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Running without a Map – Havana, Cuba – [12/04/2018]

It’s so easy in this day and age to plan every single moment of your day. We have maps in our phones, and plans in our heads all the time. Every hour laid out with precision levels. Even Amras and … Continue reading

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Children of the Stars – Cozumel, Mexico – [11/17/2018]

Anyone who knows me knows that it takes a lot to get me up and running before 7am; but there are two things that will always manage it. One, is a Disney park – of which there isn’t one in … Continue reading

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Affairs of Dragons – Komodo Island, Indonesia – [11/13/2017]

A dragon, a dragon, I finally saw a dragon For the last several seasons timing has not been on my side when we called at Komodo Island, so until now I’ve never seen the resident reptiles. For once though, circumstance … Continue reading

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Breathless – Semarang, Indonesia – [11/10/2017]

They say that life is measured not by the number of breaths you take, but by the number of moments that take your breath away. I have been very lucky to have a lot of those moments in my life, … Continue reading

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