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Category Archives: Fall Contracts
Sunny & Seventy-Five – Half Moon Cay, Bahamas – [04-29-2014]
I’ve always said the same thing about half moon cay: it’s the only port of call that I will instantly make an exception to my “I’m really not a beach baby” state of mind. This port is our own little … Continue reading
26 Miles – Avalon, Santa Catalina, California – [05/17/2013]
26 miles across the sea, Santa Catalina is a’waiting for me… It’s very wonderfully surreal to find yourself actually in the town that features in one of the songs you’ve somehow been humming to yourself since you were a kid. … Continue reading
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Whispers – San Diego, California – [05/16/2013]
“You know what a ship is don’t you? It’s not a hull and some rope and some sails that’s what a ship needs what a ship is…is…freedom” More than laughter, more than companionship, more than almost anything else…it turned out … Continue reading
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Thanks for all the Fish! – Cabo San Lucas, Mexico – [05/14/2013]
The last recorded dolphin message was misinterpreted as an attempt to do a triple backward somersault through a hoop while whistling the Star – Spangled Banner… ~ Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Six days before the end of my contract, … Continue reading
Wake Up Call – At Sea – [05/03/2013]
Every season I forget what the transition is like. I think I block it out to be honest. You see, if I start on a regular season, like Alaska, that’s no problem – I come on board prepared to be … Continue reading
Oooo I wanna take you to….Aruba – [12/17/2011]
I was extremely disappointed to find that Kokomo did not exist, but Aruba? Definitely the next best thing. It was also a fitting end to this particularly cruise. Last port of the Panama Relocation, one of the other crew members … Continue reading
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Live Like You Were Dying – Nicaragua – [12/12/2011]
She said I was in my early forties, with a lot of life before me When a moment came that stopped me on a dime I spent most of the next days Looking at the x-rays Talkin’ bout the options, … Continue reading
Shades of Green – Costa Rica – [12/13/2011]
Costa Rica is something beyond green. Here, everything is so lush that even the hummingbirds get drunk. You spot toucans sitting lazily in the trees as your tour bus rattles along rutted dirt roads, disappearing further and further from what … Continue reading
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Lazy Days – Guatemala 12/11/2011
When we first ported here, I was warned that there was nothing whatsoever to do – that I would set foot on shore, take one look around and head directly back to the ship to spend the rest of my … Continue reading
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Pour Me Somethin’ Tall and Strong…. – Hualtuco, Mexico – [12/10/2011]
There are many different types of therapy, some of which costs you thousands, some of which costs you nothing at all. For myself, I literally live on my therapy, and in ports like this, especially on days like this…the best … Continue reading
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