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Category Archives: Summer Contracts
Raise Up Her Colours and Designs – Azores – [10/19/2013]
Raise up the ramps, let go the lines Bring up her colours and designs Prepare for casting off And through the port we’ll slip Each person standing at the rail Has one great thought prevail, one single prayer: God bless … Continue reading
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Breaks from Reality – At Sea – [10/19/2013]
Every once in a while, especially when we have a long stretch of hard slog sea days coming up, the shipboard HRM arranges something for the pure entertainment of the crew. This can take the form of a party of … Continue reading
We’re All Mad Here – At Sea – [10/18/2013]
No time to say ‘hello’ ‘goodbye’ I’m late, I’m late, I’M LATE Anyone who says my job is a walk in the park (and there are, believe it or not, still a few who do so), I challenge you to … Continue reading
To the Battlements – At Sea – [10/17/2013]
You’ve handled worse Sis, you’ve so got this. So certain annoying siblings keep reminding me… I keep reminding myself that I am from the flagship team. Therefore, I should be able to handle a crossing by myself. It’s only 9 … Continue reading
Second to Final – Cadiz, Spain – [10/16/2013]
I don’t remember the last time I was in Cadiz, though I know it must have been sometime within the last year as it’s a regular stop on the world cruise. I remember the narrow twisting streets and the ice … Continue reading
Plug me in, charge me up – Magala, Spain – [10/15/2013]
Sometimes I forget just how much I need the water. I’ve been…drained lately. Certainly not unhappy – far from it, just pure exhausted. Crossings are a lot of work and they mean a lot of hours, which means that most … Continue reading
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Let It…Snow? – Malaga, Spain – [10/15/2013]
When one goes to nearly every Party Band set, the band gets to know you. There’s a reason I’m nicknamed the ‘Kitten to the Party Band’s ‘Cats. This, combined with the fact that Alasse is there as well, means that … Continue reading
Early Mornings – Malaga, Spain – [10/15/2013]
The sun wasn’t up when we pulled into port this morning, for the first time since my bout of insomnia in Turkey years ago I found myself working before the first rays of dawn kissed the horizon. There is still … Continue reading
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In Every Life – At Sea – [10/12/2013]
Life is a series of small comings and goings, and for everything that we take with us, there is something that we leave behind. The concept of ‘the Summer of ‘42’ in my personal universe is something that’s difficult to … Continue reading
Ye-Haw – Livorno, Italy – [10/11/2013]
Sometimes, when you haven’t been able to really dance in ages, even line dancing gives you a the necessary hit. I’m not a big line-dancer, I mean, I’ll do it – because I don’t mind country music, but most of … Continue reading
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