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Category Archives: Grand World Voyage 2012
Silence on Deck – Transatlantic Day 1 – [04/21/2012]
No moon, no wind nothing to spy things by Stillness, darkness, no line where sea meets sky I very rarely go out on deck when we’re at sea, especially at night, especially on the crossing. But a lot of things … Continue reading
Flowers and Farewells – Funchal, Madeira – [04/20/2012]
Funchal is an odd port in that it is nothing more than a quaint little seaside town with nothing to truly offer except the usual array of souvenirs, photo opportunities and statues of people that you don’t recognize, with name … Continue reading
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Late Night Musing – At Sea – [04/19/2012]
8 days. 7 of them are going to be at sea. The crossing looms ahead of us like some giant wall that we must scale or burrow under, but one way or another we must face. Understand that this is … Continue reading
Lessons – Cadiz, Spain – [04/19/2012]
“People are like locks, they’re really complicated and frustrating but you can’t force them. You have to take time and be fiddly – you learn to be patient and just wait until you hear the…”click”” – Leverage Working on ships … Continue reading
Commencing Countdown – Barcelona – [04/16/2012]
11 more days left. By the numbers anyway, today was day 101, with the last day being 112. At the moment the actual number of days left doesn’t line up with the calendar count, because we’ve still got several time … Continue reading
Regarding Dragons – Corsica – [04/14/2012]
The thing about dragons… The thing about dragons is that we’re often under the confused delusion that we have to face them alone. We’re raised with this in some ways, no matter how loving our family is, no matter how … Continue reading
Ding, Dang, Dong – Messina, Sicily – [04/12/2012]
I wish I could stay here longer but the bells remind me of time, ‘ding, dang dong’ goes the bell instead of ‘ding dong’…wish you were here – Under the Tuscan Sun It’s easy for me to forget how much … Continue reading
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Home Stretch – At Sea – [04/11/2012]
So very near to the end of the road. There’s a moment at the end of the first Harry Potter movie, when Hermione looks at Harry as they get off the train and comments that it feels strange to be … Continue reading
Grecian Urns – Katakolan, Greece – [04/11/2012]
Katakolon was the very first port outside of the Alaska run that I ever visited. The pictures I have of me here show me still in my shipboard uniform, because I only had twenty minutes shore-leave and didn’t have time … Continue reading
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There She Is…. – At Sea – [04/10/2012]
There she is, towering high, broad and grand, ship of dreams 100 years ago today, a ship hoisted anchor and unfurled her colours to leave Southampton. Hundreds of people gathered to see her off, far more than any other in … Continue reading