Category Archives: Ports of Call

Sun-Drenched & Olive Scented – Katakolan, Greece – [08/10/2013]

Fried cheese, sunshine, and big floppy hats. This was one of those good days. That sounded weird. Let me start again. Doing the whole ‘lunch’ thing in port is really only fun when you have someone to do lunch ‘with’. … Continue reading

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A Woman In A Mask – Venice, Italy – [08/08/2013]

For me? Venice will always be a woman in a mask When one is on an itinerary that features a three day overnight in Venice, it seems only natural that you should have something at least vaguely resembling a masquerade. … Continue reading

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26 Miles – Avalon, Santa Catalina, California – [05/17/2013]

26 miles across the sea, Santa Catalina is a’waiting for me… It’s very wonderfully surreal to find yourself actually in the town that features in one of the songs you’ve somehow been humming to yourself since you were a kid. … Continue reading

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Whispers – San Diego, California – [05/16/2013]

“You know what a ship is don’t you? It’s not a hull and some rope and some sails that’s what a ship needs what a ship is…is…freedom” More than laughter, more than companionship, more than almost anything else…it turned out … Continue reading

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Thanks for all the Fish! – Cabo San Lucas, Mexico – [05/14/2013]

The last recorded dolphin message was misinterpreted as an attempt to do a triple backward somersault through a hoop while whistling the Star – Spangled Banner… ~ Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Six days before the end of my contract, … Continue reading

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Mud Brown and Slow Motion – Belem, Brazil – [04/23/2013]

Belem looks much as I remember it, although I don’t recall there being any high-rises here before; odd really, they must have been there. That said, it’s an hour shuttle ride from the shore-side ‘village’ into the city proper, and … Continue reading

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Cancelled – Georgetown, Ascension Islands/At Sea – [04/17/2013]

Of all the unexpected things that can happen on a voyage, almost the worst as far as impact on the guests is a cancelled call.  The stripes do not cancel a call lightly, for one thing it’s likely massive of … Continue reading

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The Tale of the 600 Steps – Jamestown, St Helena – [04/16/2013]

It breaks your heart going up, and your neck going down. This is what they say about St. Helena’s “Jacob’s Ladder”, an aged stone stairway hewed into the rock of the amphitheater that surrounds the colourful little chocolate-box town of … Continue reading

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‘Cause this is Africa – Cape Town – [04/08/2013]

You’re a good solider Choosin’ your battles Pick yourself up and dust yourself off and back in the saddle I went to Africa and it rained. A lot. At first. I sat in the temporary silence of the still-empty crew … Continue reading

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Behind the 8 Ball – Richard’s Bay, South Africa – [04/03/2013]

Let that be, a lesson to you Everybody meets their Waterloo You’re never too big to end up behind the 8 ball When one is privileged with being something of a world traveler one learns to take certain precautions in … Continue reading

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