Category Archives: Grand World Voyage 2014

At Last I See The Light – At Sea – [02/23/2014]

There have been a lot of times this season that I’ve thought I saw light at the end of the tunnel and it’s turned out to be the 7:35 express train hurtling towards me, leaving me pressed up against the … Continue reading

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Part of That World – Cairns, Australia – [02/17/2014]

We got no troubles life is the bubbles Under the sea! My very first contract on the flagship we stopped in Cairns (in the rain, a lot of rain) and in the course of my souvenir shopping I came across … Continue reading

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Come and Find Me – Sydney, Australia – [02/11/2014]

There comes a time when you just can’t take any more falling down walls, or people muttering heaven knows what to you in Polish, there comes a point where you just have to GET OUT ~ Under the Tuscan Sun … Continue reading

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Oh…Dear – Sydney, Australia – [02/12/2014]

Everybody knows that everybody dies… ~ River Song, Doctor Who No one lives forever. Logically we all know this; though I’ll admit that it’s not something we care to think about very often. Never-the-less death is a part of life … Continue reading

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Turn the Dial – At Sea – [02/08/2014]

Radio, remember Radio We used to turn the dial And use our imagination […] To hear the past and smile again Radio, I miss you so-di-oh-vo-di-oh-vo-di-oh-do Radio, I miss you so If there was one – of many – reasons … Continue reading

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Almost Paradise – Kuto, Isle of Pines – [02/08/2014]

The last time I set foot on the white sand of the Isle of Pines I took the photo that would one day grace the cover of Where the Waves Take Me, and now, looking at it again, I still … Continue reading

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Game Day – At Sea – [02/03/2014]

It’s a well-known fact that I don’t “do” sports. I never have, yes, I jump on the bandwagon if the Canucks make it all the way to the play-offs, more out of a sense of patriotic obligation than any real … Continue reading

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Revived – At Sea – [01/30/2014]

I should probably point out that my voice has returned to me. That might be considered rather important after all. It was certainly important to me! A lot of people – particularly some of my coworkers on board – don’t … Continue reading

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Plenty Too Much – Moorea – [01/28/2014]

There is always a few ports that stick with you, and of all the beautiful places I’ve been – Moorea ranks near the top. This place is incredible, the water is so clear that you can’t actually tell how deep … Continue reading

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Recovery Mode – At Sea – [01/26/2014]

After weeks of struggle and exhaustion it would seem that we’ve (and I include myself in that when in reality I had little to do with it, it was totally to do with our amazing technical team on board) have … Continue reading

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