Chasing The Blue Beyond

I'm not an Anchorman, I'm an Anchor,Man! V isiting the campus of The United States Merchant Marine Academy, also called  Kings Point. I ran a few laps around their track. My pace is like Clapton's Layla, just the slower, raw heart-felt  unplugged acoustic version.    Mission Accomplished- I 've been a 1 man National Geographic on that everywhere trip. Now cancel my subscription because I am done with that "issue". You Get What You Pay For Qualifying for an MMD Card was so much fun 99.9% of every cruise ship flys under flags of convenience, to save money,  but hires grads of the USMMA, who are some of the best trained navigators.  June, 2007, I worked on the only American flagged cruise ship, the NCLA's Pride of America, I had to go to the Seafarers Academy, in Piney Pint, MD  to qualify for  a land-based SCTW (Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping)  aka,  a Z Card-a  US Coast Guard Merchant Ma...

On The Set of  Lost   (November 2007)in Haleiwa-- As Terry O'Quinn's  Stand-In Body Double. MY SAAB! Michael Emerson and Ed Reif Here with " Vincent The Dog ", and Michael Emerson 

In 1994 On Board The SS Constitution My first extended stay In  Paradise was on America Hawaii Cruises. I just wanted a different experience, and I took the first job I could get, which was a deck hand. We sailed for seven  days and each day we had a port of call. Starting off with an embarkation day at Aloha Towers in Honolulu, then a sea day, and we hit Kauai, Maui(Lahina and Kahalui) Hilo and Kona. It was the best!  The weather was always temperate and I had the most energizing and spirtually uplifting time, enjoying the weather, the people, the food, the culture and the OHANA-family atmosphere of Hawaii. I have been hooked ever since on these beautiful islands. The definition of ecstasy is that you are not doing your ordinary everyday ho-hum existence. Shoveling sunshine in Hawaii beats a day at the office.

I showed up In Hawaii and magical things began to happen.  It all started with the simple decision-to go.   Being T/here in Hawaii has put me in a unique space ..  ... that supports personal exploration, oneness and the mystical experiences of Huna, the Shamans about manifesting and tapping into "mana" "Chi" also known as the life force. I have had a tremendous amount of good fortune, starting with this gig on the TV Show, Lost, and the teaching contracts I got, and my reverse commute from my condo in Ka-a-a-va (Yes that's how you spell it). With Terry O'Quinn  I am the hero of my own life.When I think of The Hero's Journey, refers to Joseph Campbell's basic pattern found in many narratives from around the world. The Bill MOyers Interview still rings in my ears.... It starts with sacrifice, from sacrifice comes bliss.My general formula for my students is"Follow your bliss." Find where it is, and don't be afraid to follow it. Joseph Cam...

My Most Under -Rated Travel Experience: the Lahaina- Meat Grinder -Visitor Industry that took a chance on an unknown kid from Los Angeles and made an Aloha Graduate of him! No Monster Waves until Winter ..but I did see Steve and Dano in Maui, complete with 4-year varsity letters, Portuguese last names and healed acne scars, handing out speeding tickets. Bad Cops. No Donuts. Hawaii 5 OMFG! Is There life After Luau? A n OOM "out of money" experience. One of the best things to experience on your South Pacific vacation, is spending all your cash on things you don't need to impress people you don't know. It ranks as one of the Top Ten Best activities Hawaii has to offer, and Lahiana is no miraculous exception. Giving in to the urge of paying too much for things that comes with a side of Polynesian paradise is truely under rated. Let's see who can hit this moving target. Let me display my skill--- that is no regard or knowledge for the unwritten rule of t...

Sailed over to Maui. Docked in Kahului. Rented a PT Cruiser. On the road to Kihei...Then Big Beach..Aloha from:You'll GO YOUR WAY. I'll Go Maui. Didn't come all the way to Hawaii to eat great pizza--but we did---doubled back to Paia's Flatbread and Company, the accidental pizza maker. $40 Bucks---Why pay less . Almost Authentic Neapolitan New York Ray's; Almost Greenwich Village deep dish Stromboli's. Hung out with, beautiful-as-god-made-her , Cheryl--- Barefoot, 25 from Petaluma, California. Had the Beach Boys Cali Girls on my iPod. Sang the lyrics to each other... The west coast has the sunshine And the girls all get so tanned I dig a french bikini on hawaii island Dolls by a palm tree in the sand I been all around this great big world And I seen all kinds of girls Yeah, but I couldnt wait to get back in the states Back to the cutest girls in the world I wish they all could be california I wish they all could be california I wish they all could be cali...

Big Island Adventures - Shoveling Sunshine in Paradise THE BIG ISLAND SHOVELING SUNSHINE "My First Extended Stay In Paradise" Kona Coffee & Blue Hawaii Kona has coffee; and where there is coffee there is caffeine, and where there is caffeine, there is Starbucks and the opportunity to do stupid things faster. Kona's ocean water almost always reflects a blue Hawaii that leaves me thinking "Where is the ukulele and Elvis sightings?" "American coffee is 'dirty water' and Instant coffee takes too long. Kona, however, is 'Ono'. Tastes good." ...

Return to New York 2012 - A Nautical Journey of Personal Liberty Return to New York A Nautical Journey of Personal Liberty 📅 July 14, 2012 ⚓ Back to the Harbor Where I Docked Two Months Ago Headed back to New York, where I docked two months ago. The familiar harbor beckons with memories of previous adventures and new discoveries waiting. Personal NYC Memories - 2012 The Dock - Portal to the Big Apple 🚢 Expat's Return Coming to Amer...

Fjord landscape in the summer sun is dramatic (Norway) Rudyard Kipling wrote " Milford Sound   is the eighth wonder of the world.".  National Geographic Traveler Magazine  selected Norway as  The Top Natural Tourist Attraction in the World.  After visiting both,  Norway in 2010 , and New Zealand in 2011 , I didn't need a second chance for 2012 SE Alaska Fjords to make a first impression--It has brought me back  again to a  place I have never been before...   Glacier Bay   and  Tracy Arm Fjord- Inside Passage- Vivid Blues Wings Over Misty Fjords-Flightseeing         Tongass---No Rain, No Rainbow Falls          B.E.S.T. Bears Eagles Salmon Totem Poles In The Sky-Wings Over The Inside Passage        S E Alaska-Here Comes The Sun-       Tongass Rain Forest-On The Waterfront             Misty Fjords-Active Rain   ...