Category Archives: Summer Contracts

Red Eyed – Montreal, Quebec – [07/11/2014]

No matter how many times I do it, I will never enjoy flying. Hurtling through the air in a metal tube will just never feel natural to me. And flying the red eye? Always its own special kind of crazy. … Continue reading

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Homeward Bound –At Sea – [05/30/2014]

When the last day of a contract hits, it lands like a ton of bricks. Suddenly all the preparation you’ve already done seems like a drop in the bucket compared to what you’ve got left to do, but you can’t … Continue reading

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Into the Clear – Sitka, Alaska – [05/29/2014]

Sometimes I ask “when I grow up, where will I be” I hear a small voice say If I get lost in the woods a little Somehow I’ll find my way Into the clear someday… ~ Little Red Riding Hood … Continue reading

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Packing Up My Life – Hubbard Glacier, Alaska – [05/28/2014]

Three days left! With only 72 hours left during this stint on the flagship, most everything is already packed. Unlike a lot of people who put off the dreaded beast of packing till the last minute, I started tackling the … Continue reading

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The Final Countdown – Anchorage, Alaska – [05/25/2014]

6 days…. 4 ports…. 144 hours…. This late in the contract it’s a constant battle against exhaustion, it’s like trying to swim against a current that’s consistently trying to pull you under. It’s not stress, it’s not anger, it’s just … Continue reading

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And the Flashbacks Start – Ketchikan, Alaska – [05/20/2014]

Alaska and I have a slightly dysfunctional relationship, hiding out there, somewhere in the rain and cold and winter air is whatever is waiting for me this season. Or perhaps it’s something that’s already going on that’s about to come … Continue reading

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Yee-haw – At Sea – [05/15/2014]

Country girl shake it for me girl Shake it for me…   There are a lot of people who smother giggles at the fact that I like line dancing…what most people don’t realize is that I model the way I … Continue reading

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Sampling Incandescence – San Juan, Puerto Rico – [11/13/2013]

Some days I have difficulty writing about, because they are so inexplicably intertwined with emotion that to separate one would be to rob the other of its richness, of its flavour, of its very reality – but trying to write … Continue reading

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In Silent Sympathy – Grand Turk, Turks & Caicos – [11/12/2013]

It often seems when we’re out here that we live in a different world, we’re somewhat suspended from reality and it often seems not to touch us. I’ve said before that everything is different out here, the rules are different, … Continue reading

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Wind Down – At Sea – [11/13/2013]

Slowly but surely I’m collapsing my little portable home back in on itself. Packing has been surprisingly easy this contract, there’s not much left in my closet anymore except the basics (a couple of uniform shirts, my bathing suit and … Continue reading

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