Stormy Sunset
It's a bit doctored and comes off like a watercolor but, what the hell, it’s pretty, no? The drama du jour was the captain coming on the...
Day # 43: Six Weeks On
I embarked 6 weeks ago today — well, MY today, which is Friday, January 26, which isn't your today, which is Thursday, January 25. I...
Ommmmmm
Proof I was at yoga yesterday morning:
31-Day Tally
Broken Hip: 1 • Fell onboard ship, spent 5 days in Cuban hospital awaiting evacuation Heart Attack: 1 • Survived and sent home Cases of...
Where am I? Damned if I know!
Inquiring minds have asked me for more nautical detail and I have no source except Captain Knutsen’s daily noontime announcement over the...
Shipboard Codes
Code Brown. Code Gold. And, tragically, Code Alpha. Today, and once a week, the entire crew participated in a drill mandated by...
Sunrise, Sunset
I seem to recall posting a picture of a sunrise some days back. You’ll have to take my word for it, I have seen the sun rise this trip....
Mutiny Averted*! *for the time being
We have set sail on the really high seas — out across the Pacific. Next stop, Taiohae, Nuku Hiva, French Polynesia, one week from today....
Ship Tour, Part Deux: The Sports Edition
Hanging fire until I leave the ship around 2:30 for a 3-hour excursion to San José del Cabo, the Spanish colonial sister city to the...
Ring out the Old !
New Orleanians Mark and Steve adopted me once again last evening in the Explorer’s Lounge and invited me to dinner at The Chef’s...