Category Archives: Below the waterline

“Be Home In Time For Supper” – St. Lucia, Castries – [02/26/2016]

Posted on February 29, 2016 by GypsyShaughnessy

This is the future! You can either fight it, or you can rock out to it! ~ Hairspray Sometimes, you simply need to get away, away from the drama and the drills (this morning’s ran nearly a full hour and … Continue reading →

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Ugh – At Sea – [02/24/2016]

Posted on February 28, 2016 by GypsyShaughnessy

I have frequently prided myself on the fact that I do not get sea sick. In all my time on ships I have been seasick only a handful of times, and then it was usually when I was working on … Continue reading →

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Flip the Coin – Parintins, Brazil – [02/21/2016]

Posted on February 24, 2016 by GypsyShaughnessy

Just my imagination Running away with me yes it was just my imagination Running away with me So many people who are in a ‘normal’ job dream of the life that those of us out here on the waves already … Continue reading →

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Window to Normality – Manaus, Brazil – [02/19/2016]

Posted on February 24, 2016 by GypsyShaughnessy

Sometimes in this crazy life, when the stress level builds to boiling, all you need is a little bit of what passes for normal. In the middle of brazil, the western concept of ‘normal’ isn’t exactly the easiest thing to … Continue reading →

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Oh My Head – At Sea – [02/14/2016]

Posted on February 16, 2016 by GypsyShaughnessy

Six times “X” how complex Add, subtract and multiply Till we’re overcome This is much too hard for me I can’t do the sum Logically I am aware that I’m a smart woman and that if presented with a script … Continue reading →

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Transitioning – At Sea – [02/10/2016]

Posted on February 16, 2016 by GypsyShaughnessy

Finishing the job you’re in when you already know you’re going somewhere c completely different in just a few weeks is a very odd place to be. For the most part I am over the moon, although apparently some part … Continue reading →

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Good Luck Movin’ Up – Rio, Brazil – [02/07/2016]

Posted on February 9, 2016 by GypsyShaughnessy

And he’s tradin’ in his chevvy for a Cadallac And if he can’t drive with a broken back, at least he can polish the fender And it seems such a waste of time If that’s what you’re all about Good … Continue reading →

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Rose Among Thorns – At Sea – [02/01/2016]

Posted on February 4, 2016 by GypsyShaughnessy

I used to rule the world, seas would rise when I gave the word; now in the morning I sleep alone, sweep the streets that I used to own… ~ Rule the World, Coldplay Zach I’m a gypsy, I’ve never … Continue reading →

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Backstage Jitters – Recife, Brazil – [01/29/2016]

Posted on January 31, 2016 by GypsyShaughnessy

Since I was just only “yay-high to a ballet barre” I’ve gotten stage fright. Horrific, crippling stage fright. I know I’m talented, though it took me a long time to realize that I do know it. But…getting up there? Getting … Continue reading →

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Between the Lines – At Sea – [01/27/2016]

Posted on January 31, 2016 by GypsyShaughnessy

Well there’s one for the sorrow And two for the joy And three for a girl And four for a boy Five for the silver And six for the gold And seven for the secret that is never to be … Continue reading →

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