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So, here I go again. How can it only be under a week before I head out? I\u2019m all packed, which is nothing to sneeze at\u2026.now if only I could find my nametag, I swear I just had it\u2026<\/p>\nSo, here I go again. How can it only be under a week before I head out? I\u2019m all packed, which is nothing to sneeze at\u2026.now if only I could find my nametag, I swear I just had it\u2026<\/p>\n
Air Canada\u2019s drastic damage to my luggage has left me without a duffle bag, instead I\u2019m using my smaller hardsided case to carry my \u201ccabin\u201d, which thankfully is all very light. Hey for once I\u2019ll be underweight on my luggage fees! Now if I could just find something to hook those bags together\u2026<\/p>\n
So my flight is on Sunday, I\u2019ll have a few cruises in Alaska and then\u2026then I\u2019ll start the Grand Asia.<\/p>\n
To say I am a little bit nervous would be a bit of an understatement. I did almost this exact same itinerary last season but it wasn\u2019t an official grand cruise, and I was nervous then. This time it is<\/em> official, and I find myself being paranoid that I haven\u2019t prepared properly that I may have missed something. And the last time I did a cruise like this it\u2026was a challenge for me\u2026but that was<\/em> a different job, a different circumstance, a different me<\/em>.<\/p>\n I can do this, I can totally and absolutely do this.<\/p>\n The hours are lighter, the days shorter. I have time in between shifts. Enough time to do things like\u2026learn the guitar!<\/p>\n Oh right, progress report: um, there isn\u2019t any. I managed to wrench a muscle in my shoulder and the doctor said (and I quote) \u201cyour rock star career can wait for a week, no picking up the guitar\u201d. But, my guitar does have a new case (thank you Amras, for finding it for me) and seems quite happy there until I can get her on the ship to actually start practicing again. Thankfully calling in Victoria once every two weeks means that I can pick it up later. Then all I have to deal with is figuring out how to do plane-side check in as I\u2019ve never\u2026done that before. But hey, one carry on, one personal item\u2026one guitar, one carry-spinner, technically<\/em> I\u2019ll be within the restrictions.<\/p>\n I think\u2026<\/p>\n Oh well, deal with that when I come to it..<\/p>\n Now, where did I put that nametag\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" So, here I go again. How can it only be under a week before I head out? I\u2019m all packed, which is nothing to sneeze at\u2026.now if only I could find my nametag, I swear I just had it\u2026 Air … Continue reading