Category Archives: Reflections

A Crewmember’s Prayer – Puerto Caldera – [12/28/2013]

Don’t let them in don’t let them see Be the good girl you always have to be Conceal don’t feel, don’t let them know.. Should any of you ever choose to go on a cruise, whatever the line, whatever the … Continue reading

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Salt Touched – Corinto, Nicaragua – [12/27/2013]

It is not to any house, but to this beach that I have bonded. I belong alongside this rocky inlet with its salt tides, its pine tiered green islands, its gulls who remember us even when we’ve forgotten ourselves – … Continue reading

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Without Ribbons – Puerto Vallarta, Mexico – [12/23/2013]

It’s so hard to believe that tomorrow is Christmas Eve…it’s so easy to lose track of the days out here. Besides, as I know I’ve said before – Christmas out here doesn’t really …feel …like Christmas. Christmas ship-side is all … Continue reading

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Remember How To Listen – At Sea – [12/21/2013]

When I’m deep inside of me Don’t be too concerned I won’t ask for nothin’ while I’m gone… ~ ‘Honesty’, Billy Joel Those who know me well – those who have seen me in an off-duty context – know that … Continue reading

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Escape – At Sea – [12/21/2013]

And I don’t understand why I sleep all day And I start to complain that there’s no rain And all I can do is read a book to stay awake And it rips my life away but it’s a great … Continue reading

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The Trouble of…. – Victoria – [12/12/2013]

Like so many others, I tumbled into the world of the Narnia books when I was little more than a child. My father worked in a warehouse for the department of education, and salvaged me the entire set of novels … Continue reading

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Two Worlds, One Family – Victoria – [11/29/2013]

Put your faith in what you most believe in Two worlds one family Trust your heart, let fate decide To guide these lives we see… Sometimes it’s as though I’m two different people. And I don’t mean that in the … Continue reading

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When I Grow Up…. – Victoria, BC – [11/26/2013]

When I grow up, I will eat sweets every day on the way to work And I will go to bed late every night And I will wake up when the sun comes up and I will watch cartoons until … Continue reading

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In Silent Sympathy – Grand Turk, Turks & Caicos – [11/12/2013]

It often seems when we’re out here that we live in a different world, we’re somewhat suspended from reality and it often seems not to touch us. I’ve said before that everything is different out here, the rules are different, … Continue reading

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When the Lights Go On Again – At Sea – [11/11/2013]

If you could know, if you could see Then you would not repeat to yourself the old lie Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori How sweet and honorable it is to die for one’s country It not only feels … Continue reading

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