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Category Archives: Grand World Voyage 2015
Poor Butterfly – Sydney, Australia – [02/10/2015]
“She who cannot live with honour. Dies with honour” I am told that the last time I saw Madama Butterfly I was a toddler, I’m not sure how old, you would have to ask my Mum – who told me … Continue reading
The Cure For Everything…. – Sydney, Australia – [02/10/2015]
~The sailors say Brandy, you’re a fine girl What a good wife you would be But my life, my lover, my lady Is the sea…~ She is a fickle mistress, the sea. Wherever I go, whomever I love, and whoever … Continue reading
Peaceful Beauty – Bay of Islands – [02/07/2015]
It’s been years since I was on a cruise that made a call in the Bay of Islands, I’d almost forgotten how breathtaking it is. If there was one place in the world I would move to (other than back … Continue reading
Treasure Hunting – Auckland, New Zealand – [02/05/2015]
Hey Shaughnessy, what are ya doin’ today? Going shopping… Oh? For books…with other people’s money… When Head Office gives you permission to go on a shopping spree you don’t ask questions, you just go. So this morning I tucked the … Continue reading
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Tracks to a New World – Auckland, New Zealand – [02/05/2015]
“A new world calls for me to follow A new world waits for my reply A new world holds me to a promise Standing by, standing by… It’s about one moment, that moment you think you know where you stand … Continue reading
Off Course – At Sea – [01/28/2015]
Full steam ahead! Or…maybe not. Well, that’s not exactly true, we are still going full steam ahead, we’re just not going quite the direction we originally were! Extreme swells and rough weather meant we had to cancel our intended call … Continue reading
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Exchanges – Bora Bora – [01/26/2015]
It is a universally acknowledged truth that everything in life is made better by the presence of sunshine…and drinks with umbrellas in them. Well perhaps not everything but most things. I am still not a sun-baby…my skin is Irish pale, … Continue reading
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Now and Forever – Papeete, Tahiti – [01/24/2015]
Papeete looks as I remember it. I suppose that shouldn’t really surprise me, for one thing it’s only been a year since I was last here, and that’s not necessarily a lot of time for hugely noticeable changes. Moreover I … Continue reading
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Breathing Free – Nuku Hiva, French Polynesia – [01/22/2015]
Stepping off the ship after eight straight days at sea feels something akin to being reborn. Sea days are fantastic for the guests, but for us? An 8 day crossing is exhausting! And French Polynesia is, as always, its own … Continue reading
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Never Get Lost – At Sea – [01/16/2015]
Good little girls, never get lost out in the woods Good little girls, play in their own yard Witches and wolves waiting to spring Hide in the trees I know but still it’s hard just staying at home Sitting around, … Continue reading