merry christmas

as i lay here tanning in grand turk on christmas eve cant help but wander where everyone is how how they ar celebrating their holiday season. I wish everyone an amazing holiday season filled of love,family,friends, food and good times. As i spend my holidays on the high seas and islands of the carribean i am thankful for my famiky and friends i have made here but definately miss my family and friends on land sending christmas love from the beaches of grand turk and the blue seas

as i sit hear at myfirst port of call and watch all the guests debark for a fun filled day ashore i cant help but wander what is it that brought me here. What is it im supposed to do. Where is it im supposed to go and who is it im supposed to meet. I live on a moving vessel where others may complain of the waves i believe they rock me to sleep. Where a muster drill has become second nature and an anchor dropping is my morning alarm. When i head outside everyday to go to work i have a differnt backdrop wheather itbe a sunny day at sea. A port day in thee everly growing puerto rico, the mountains of st thomas or the beach of grand turk. My commute is a minute by foot no cars needed.where it snows inside and entertainement is going on daily. But a place where people are constantly leaving and new are constantly replacing. Wether it be the guests, a friend, or even someone more. Its a constant life of hellos and goodbyes. A constant life of moving to new places and seeing new things. But in all the differnts thst you have its also a constant same. Knowing in a way no matter where you are or who is comming and going your daily motions are pretty much the same. Going back to miami yesterday and having lunch with a dear friend made me realize the hustle and bustle of main land is kind of overwhelming and though ship life very different now seems like the real normal life to me. I mean what is reality is it a persons daily activities, a place they they call home, or is it just their real life. The two times i have now been on main land when between ships and at lunch things just seemed hmmm different. I think reality is finally hitting me and now it may not be forever but cruising is my reality now. I received a text from a friend that was on my last ship with me, we were speaking when we were both home for a few days and realized even if only living shio life for a short period of time your judgement on reality clouds and you really have to sit and think what is real life and where is it going to take me. And as of now my reality will be taking me around the carribean.