Category Archives: Below the waterline

Wonder as I Wander – Ketchikan, Alaska – [07/24/2015]

Posted on July 28, 2015 by GypsyShaughnessy

Sometimes I can’t help but wonder what it would be like to live out here, in Alaska I mean, not on the ship. It’s an oddly tempting prospect sometimes; to be so far away from everything and surrounded by so … Continue reading →

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Happiness Is – Juneau, Alaska – [07/15/2015]

Posted on July 19, 2015 by GypsyShaughnessy

You are a true wizard now as you always wished. Does it make you happy? Well, men don’t always know when they’re happy but…I think so ~ The Last Unicorn There was a time that I didn’t think I would … Continue reading →

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Snookered – Haines, Alaska – [07/07/2015]

Posted on July 19, 2015 by GypsyShaughnessy

It has been a very long time since I played pool; not since the bar I used to frequent at home closed at least a year ago. I’ve certainly never been a pool shark; although I remember my dad lifting … Continue reading →

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Two Worlds, One Girl – At Sea – [07/06/2015]

Posted on July 19, 2015 by GypsyShaughnessy

I can get dressed up go out and swing till three am and then Lie down at five, jump up at six And start all over again… Although granted, I can’t do that as often as I used to. There … Continue reading →

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Fire 451 – At Sea – [07/06/2015]

Posted on July 7, 2015 by GypsyShaughnessy

The temperature at which book-paper burns… I have read many many unsettling books in my time. Most of the classics are – in their own way – unsettling. Even Peter Pan in its original form is terribly bittersweet and sad; … Continue reading →

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Slow Coast – Glacier Bay – [07/03/2015]

Posted on July 7, 2015 by GypsyShaughnessy

July? How is it July already? Time flies and all that… It feels like ages since I’ve been back to Alaska, and yet at the same time it feels as though I never left it. The world shifts and changes … Continue reading →

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Farewell Ladies – [06/18/2015]

Posted on July 1, 2015 by GypsyShaughnessy

I felt it as I approached her. If we’d been at a bar, she would have turned her back on me in an elegant sulk. As it was the crisp salt air ruffled my hair as I looked up at … Continue reading →

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Enjoy the Ride – Ketchikan, Alaska – [06/26/2015]

Posted on July 1, 2015 by GypsyShaughnessy

Life should not be a calm and quiet journey from birth to grave. Life should be a rollercoaster that slides into the end – martini in one hand, chocolate in the other screaming “MAN! What a ride!” Sitting in the … Continue reading →

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Of Faded Edges – Glacier Bay, Alaska – [06/20/2015]

Posted on June 19, 2015 by GypsyShaughnessy

What seems a very long time ago now, I had a Sister. Not by blood, I’m an only child by blood, but a Sister by something somehow stronger than blood. Friendships – even strong friendships – are odd things, and … Continue reading →

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Refresher Course – Ketchikan, Alaska – [06/16/2015]

Posted on June 19, 2015 by GypsyShaughnessy

Alaska is just a beautiful as I remember… It is also…just as wet. One thing people often forget about Alaska: it’s a temperate rain forest. Which means it rains – a lot. Crew members often giggle when faced with comments … Continue reading →

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