After my near all nighter and a couple hours of sleep, it was time to head south to Seward, Alaska. I had heard that this drive along appropriately titled Seward Highway is one of the most beautiful I will ever take in my life. So I wanted to really take […]
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One of the things I miss most about cruise ships is the ease of making friends. You’re stuck together in a small space with all of the other crew members so why not be friends? After a few contracts you begin to know or know of most people who have […]
Have you ever skipped a rock on a frozen pond? Me neither. Then I saw this guy do it and after I stopped kicking myself for not doing it while I was in Alaska like him, I told my dad that we were doing this when I came home for […]
Back in August my London based friend, Megan, told me she might be crossing the pond for a week in New York City in December. She asked if I could come up and hang out. I said I’d look in to it. Then promptly forgot. Three weeks before her trip […]
People often comment on how my life appears to be straight out of “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty.” They assume that I’m always on some grand adventure and leading a fabulous life. Well, I do go on a lot of adventures and I am pretty fabulous, but my life […]
I can’t believe I’ve already been back from Alaska for a month. I am sooo sorry I haven’t posted more Alaska stories. I have a problem where I can’t stop having adventures long enough to write about the adventures I’ve already had. The first step is admitting I have a […]
Part of what inspired me to commit to this National Park Challenge was the fact that I’m surrounded by so many parks, but I had so far been unwilling to go see them. Many parks are just a few miles out of my normal routes, and yet I was too […]