Category Archives: Below the waterline

Transitory – Vancouver – [06/13/2015]

Posted on June 13, 2015 by GypsyShaughnessy

Travel day is…never any fun. Travel day out that is, travel day home is tiring but lovely because you’re well…going home. But, travel day out? That last overnight in the hotel before boarding always feels so…empty. Hotels are not really … Continue reading →

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The In Between – Victoria – [06/01/2015]

Posted on June 1, 2015 by GypsyShaughnessy

The deal with living between two worlds is that you pretty much have to constantly transit between the two. For about a month out of a month and a half vacation you’re actually home, you feel like you’re home…like you … Continue reading →

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Goodbye to Yesterday – Victoria – [05/23/2015]

Posted on May 24, 2015 by GypsyShaughnessy

This used to be my playground This used to be our pride and joy This used to be the place we ran to… I have often said in complete seriousness that my high school graduating class was by far the … Continue reading →

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Beyond the Black – Victoria, BC – [05/22/2015]

Posted on May 23, 2015 by GypsyShaughnessy

Whenever I don my uniform for my shore-side job (which, being as how I conduct ghost tours, consists of head to toe black), I am presented with the continuing tendancy of human kind to snap-judge based on appearance. People who … Continue reading →

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Woven Lives – Victoria – [05/05/2015]

Posted on May 5, 2015 by GypsyShaughnessy

The first time I came home from a contract I stepped into my back garden and started crying…and I don’t think I stopped for several days. Not just because I was so relieved to be home, not just because I … Continue reading →

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Goodbye Ol’ Girl – Fort Lauderdale – [04/30/2015]

Posted on April 30, 2015 by GypsyShaughnessy

Leaving a ship is always…bittersweet. You’re exceptionally glad, so very glad, to be going home, you long for home – for the ground not moving under your feet, for the sheer soothing quiet of the night without the rattle of … Continue reading →

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Milestones in Flight – At Sea – [04/20/2015]

Posted on April 30, 2015 by GypsyShaughnessy

Where does the time go? Behind us or in front, it all depends on which way we are looking ~ Poledra [David Eddings, Polgara the Sorceress] This morning I stood and had my picture taken with the Captain in recognition … Continue reading →

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The Place of a Horn – At Sea – [04/17/2015]

Posted on April 18, 2015 by GypsyShaughnessy

“That’s why I wanted you in the band, so you’d stop mopin’ around and feelin’ sorry for yourself” “What band?” “I always think there’s a band, kid” ~ The Music Man I do not remember a time when music was … Continue reading →

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Clockwork Wind-down – At Sea – [04/16/2015]

Posted on April 18, 2015 by GypsyShaughnessy

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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Once A Year…. – Ephesus, Turkey – [04/08/2015]

Posted on April 8, 2015 by GypsyShaughnessy

I do not do well with parties. This is a known fact about me. Actually, I correct myself, I have gotten to the point where I am comfortable enough with large parties (they are surprisingly easy to hide in) , … Continue reading →

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