Erik, the sailor/cowboy whom I met in the Anchorage airport in August when we were both stuck there on standby for three days, came down and visited me for the […]

One of the things I like most about life as a deckhand on-board the ship is also one of the things I dislike the most: every day is completely different. […]

Friday morning, under the the veil of darkness, ten of us climbed to the top of a fourty-five meter crane in one of Taiwan’s largest shipyards. By day break, our […]

My dream house is for sale: Manana Island Sound Signal Station Are you looking for a peaceful retreat with glorious sunsets? On top of Manana Island, 10 miles off the […]

Keelung in the early morning light as seen from the bridge during my watch from 4 – 8am, our first morning in port. Keelung is one of Taiwan’s largest port […]

21:15 Under the nearly full moon the swells are illuminated in a stark silver contrasted with the surrounding black sea, their foaming tails trailing fifty feet or more behind them. […]

Riding on the back of a dinosaur as she unabashedly crashes over trees, brambles and small houses. The octopus ride at the carnival, the arms lifting you up and down, […]