Musings on ‘Traveling’
MM 7 — Day 8: Pulling the Emergency Break (Again)
During last year’s MacMania 4.5, I had canceled the final shore excursion, as I felt that I had packed too much into my schedule, and that having a bit of slack instead was a good idea. Nevertheless, I basically fell into that same trap again this time, having booked an excursion for every stop along […]
MM 7 — Day 7: Panama Canal by Ship, Rain Forest by Gondola
When I woke up at around 5:30 this morning, I quickly dragged1 myself out of bed to peek through my curtains, but we were still waiting for our time slot to enter the Gatun Locks, the Eastern entrance to the Panama Canal. Excellent! Some more time for a few extra precious snores in bed.
When I […]
MM 7 — Day 6: A Slow Day Out on the High Seas
Today is sea day number two. Unfortunately, it’s the first day of the voyage with not-so-sunny weather: deep clouds are resting on a plush bed of gray haze, and my mood has taken a minor hit, as well. It happens.
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With most of today’s classes covering iLife, iWork, Lightroom, Aperture, and Photoshop, I decided to skip […]
MM 7 — Day 5: Exploring Curaçao’s African Heritage and Checking out a Virtual Big Cat
There is something special about the early morning light in the Caribbean, and I was glad to wake up early yet again, and well in time to observe our docking maneuver in Willemstad on the island of Curaçao.
And also in time to see another spectacular cloud formation in the sky.
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Today’s shore excursion started quite a […]
MM 7 — Day 4: Serene Seas, Grand-Mastering Google, and Fabulous Four-Wheeling Fun
Being the total opposite of a morning person, waking up in the middle of the night — say, around 6am — usually annoys me to no end. Not so today: noticing that it was getting light outside, I chose to go see what there was to see of the sea (sorry…), and was rewarded with […]