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Category Archives: Grand Asia/Australia 2011
Racing With The Clock – At Sea – [12/07/2011]
When you’re racing with the clock When you’re racing with the clock And the second hand doesn’t understand That your back may break and your fingers ache And your constitution isn’t made of rock It’s a losing race when you’re … Continue reading
Under the Eyes of our Lady of Guadeloupe – Puerto Vallarta – [12/08/2011]
It used to be that I never really thought much about Mexico. It was one of those places that other people went, and it was one of those places that we went only on relocation cruises – never once have … Continue reading
Return to King Neptune’s Court – At Sea – [11/26/2011]
So it is that the time comes once again to pay service to King Neptune. Those of us who have served time in Neptune’s court before, who have been resurrected from sacrifice and pressed into service as medics and pirates, … Continue reading
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“Freedom is Not Free” – Honolulu/Pearl Harbor – [11/29/2011]
“December 7th, 1941 – a day that will live in infamy…” They say she still weeps for her lost crew…and until you are standing above what’s left of her deck, looking at that shining rainbow of oil on the glistening … Continue reading
Holidays Are Coming…. – At Sea – 11/26/2011
~Watch out, look around Something’s coming, coming to town Something magic in the night Can you see it shining bright?” No matter where I am, or how old I am, I still get excited about the holidays… When I was … Continue reading
Killing Time – At Sea – 11/25/2011
There’s nothing like a few uneventful sea days to get you caught up on your sleep. That sounds terrible doesn’t it? But it’s true. Sea days are draining, they’re either draining because they’re crazy and hectic, or they’re draining because … Continue reading
Another Day In Paradise – Pago Pago – [11/23/2011]
The first thing you notice about Pago Pago (formally known as Pango Pango, which my Gran used to randomly mention when I was little and which I was sure didn’t actually exist) is that it looks like you think a … Continue reading
Down to the Numbers – At Sea – 12/03/2011
152 Days 61 ports 47 Sea days 9 overnights 10 major holidays That’s what’s left of this contract. By the time I get home in April, I will have served approximately 308 days aboard (spread rather unevenly between two ships, … Continue reading
Warm, Wet n’ Wild – Isle De Pins – 11/19/2011
I dreamed I was lying naked on a beach in the South Seas, and the tide was coming up over my toes, and the sun was beating down…and I felt hot and cold at the same time…- The Shadow Well…I … Continue reading
Grim Grinning Ghosts…Australia style – Sydney – [11/15/2011]
I try to make it a point to go on any ghost tour I can find where-ever I am. That said, I’ve only actually seen two outside of my own hometown (which doesn’t count, for obvious reasons), not because they … Continue reading