Chasing The Blue Beyond

Field Dispatch / Greece / The Accidental Sailors Greece, Beginner’s Mind Notes from the accidental sailors—working the cruise ships that carried us, unhurried, across the blue. See Full Image Show Text Ordinary World The Call Answer the Call Foreign Land Trials The Elixir Beginner’s Mind “In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities. In the expert’s mind there are few.” Greece arrived as both a destination and a discipline: an invitation to approach ancient places without pretending they had nothing left to teach. From cliffside churches to Aegean sails, this was a whirlwind of wonder and warmth—laughter in sun-drenched tavernas, quiet awe before ancient temples, and reflections over endless blue. For the accidental sailors, the route was never only geographic. Each p...

2011 World Cruise · Notes From the Working Side Trials Monotony Tinged with Hysteria Six months without weekdays, thirteen-hour shifts, impossible passenger questions and the strange immunity of being somewhere else. See Full Image Show Text Ordinary World The Call Answer the Call Foreign Land Trials The Elixir A change brought about by the sea: I had not known what day of the week it was for six months. Before that, the days of the week became countries. Let me slip into something more comfortable, like a comma. No—I am on a ship. Here are some of the other strange innuendos of meaning contained within cruise-club culture. Shipboard Baseline Hours off, not days off When ten hours counts as an easy day, the ca...

The last time I was t/here was Nov 09 With only 6 months at sea THEN, it will be  interesting  to see, NOW, that I have my black belt in ships. Think Van Valen  We do a full X-ing from Cristabol to Panama City, and beyond. I shot this video before I was  Youtube fluent. Next Port Was Columbia  From Shakira whose hips don`t lie to the Calli Cartel, who make heads roll, wherever I go here I am. My first cup of JOEse in Cartagena and Juan Valdez rewards me with (3) $20 bills on the street, probably counterfeit! That`s right. I found sixty bucks. It looks like I am on The Divine Payroll again... Then I took a tour of the old city, and the castle and church standard stuff...

Freedom & Balance - Converting Money Into Time Freedom & Balance Converting Money Into Time 🧭 If you are what you eat then I am a flaky pastry — denouncing the cult of permanence, I have converted money back into time and exchanged "potential" income for freedom to spend my time how I wish. I do it when I decided to live simply, working half the time, and freelancing. To control your cow, give it a bigger pasture. On India's open road, in Goa ...