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Category Archives: Travel
Clockwork Wind-down – At Sea – [04/16/2015]
How did it get to be the last two weeks already? I mean, wasn’t it just day two about a week ago? Crazy how time flies… And so we leave behind the dreaded code red (thank heavens) and head straight … Continue reading
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Blast from the Past – At Sea – [03/29/2015
When you work with technology you never really know what to expect. But since the electronic check-out program was introduced to the fleet about three years back the librarians have come to expect a small amount of consistency n at … Continue reading
Off Course – At Sea – [01/28/2015]
Full steam ahead! Or…maybe not. Well, that’s not exactly true, we are still going full steam ahead, we’re just not going quite the direction we originally were! Extreme swells and rough weather meant we had to cancel our intended call … Continue reading
Posted in Below the waterline, Grand World Voyage 2015, Travel
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Breathing Free – Nuku Hiva, French Polynesia – [01/22/2015]
Stepping off the ship after eight straight days at sea feels something akin to being reborn. Sea days are fantastic for the guests, but for us? An 8 day crossing is exhausting! And French Polynesia is, as always, its own … Continue reading
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The Cost of Glass… – [01/22/2015]
Epoxy…they used epoxy…. Just…I just can’t…wrap my head around it… I was lucky enough to gaze into the eyes of King Tut’s mask years ago when my second contract took me to Alexandria and the Cairo museum. Never before, and … Continue reading
Posted in Below the waterline, Historical Sites, Travel
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Lone Drifter, Off to See the World – Victoria – [12/30/2014]
I have never wanted to leave less. What always hurts about this job is the goodbyes, thing it’s everyone assumes it’s the goodbye’s at the end of the contract that are the hardest…it’s not. Those are often the easiest (with … Continue reading
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Airborne Anxiety – Somewhere between Florida and Colorado – [12/12/2014]
Much to the incredible disappointment of my mother, who loves air travel – words cannot truly express how much I hate flying. It seems to bring out the worst in people, myself included. Of course it doesn’t’ help that no … Continue reading
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Bye-Bye Blackbird – At Sea – [12-11-2014]
Pack up all my cares and woe Feelin’ low, here I go I say bye, bye blackbird Where somebody waits for me Sugar’s sweet, so is she I say bye, bye blackbird It’s very odd sitting in a room that … Continue reading
Homeward Bound …Almost – At Sea – [12/09/2014]
It always feels so very strange, taking everything down, packing everything up. Especially with so much time left to do it. It always feels as if I’m…well, sneaking out! Like any moment now someone is going to come along and … Continue reading
Posted in East Coast Adventures 2014, Travel
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Packin’ It Up – At Sea – [12/04/2014]
It’s always strange when it all starts coming down…not bad, not by a long shot, but strange…and you always end up taking home more than you packed with you. For example, I have to find a way to pack a … Continue reading