Category Archives: Grand World Voyage 2012

Trivial Pursuits – At Sea – [03/07/2012]

How many time zones are there in North America? What was the world record for the number of steps climbed by a dog while balancing a glass of water on its snout? What is the world’s largest breed of terrier? … Continue reading

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Peaks, Valleys and Escapism – Lembar, Indonesia – [03/06/2012]

Another day in paradise…I suppose that’s what we should say. But paradise is what you make it and where you find it. Life ship-side is hard. I try to make no secret of that while at the same time trying … Continue reading

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Dragons Ahoy! – Komodo – [03/05/2012]

A dragon, A dragon I swear I saw a dragon! A people-eating, fire breathing MONSTER is in sight   Well, that’s not exactly true; I – personally – didn’t see a dragon. Nor will I be. Medical reasons beyond my … Continue reading

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Is This Home? – At Sea – [03/02/2012]

You are my home You make me strong And in this world of strangers I belong to someone… It’s strange how positions reverse. Once, not so very long ago, I lived in Victoria and vacationed elsewhere, or worked elsewhere. Now … Continue reading

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Playing Every Part – At Sea – [03/01/2012]

We’re a special kind of people Known as show people Our days are tied to curtains They rise and they fall We’re born every night At half-hour call It’s been years since I did dinner theatre. I had forgotten two … Continue reading

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A Flood of Memory – At Sea – [03/01/2012]

So here I sit again, being bored in the library. I spend so much of my days being bored in the library that I suppose it makes the interesting parts more interesting. I also spend much of my time composing … Continue reading

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Ring Them Bells – Cairns, Australia – [02/29/2012]

Every so often, something in your status quo changes. Something small, that brings a tiny bit of sparkle back into what – even in my very unusual life – can be a dreary day to day existence. It’s a well … Continue reading

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Bring me that Horizon – Sydney – [02/25/2012]

“You know what a ship is don’t you? It’s not just a mast and a hull and some sails, that’s what a ship *needs* what a ship is, what a ship really is…is freedom” – Pirates of the Caribbean If … Continue reading

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Showboat’s Coming! – At Sea – [02/21/2012]

Everybody, come on down! Grab your paintbrush we’re paintin’ the town! There’s some sweetness goin’ around! Catch it down in New Orleans! Every year for the World Cruise the CEO of the company comes on for a week. During this … Continue reading

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Alabaster and Plumaria – Papeete, Tahiti – [02/16/2012]

The last time I was in Papeete I was a very different person, I hadn’t yet done my first World Cruise, I’d never set foot on the flagship – hadn’t met my brother, or a host of other people who … Continue reading

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