Author Archives: Chris

2011 Update

Hello everybody. We’ve updated our look a bit, and I hope you like it. We’ve added several new features, including polls, and a twitter feed. I hope you enjoy the changes. Continue reading

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Email Updates Active

Those of you who signed up for the email updates back in the day may notice that everything posted in the past two years is no flooding your inbox. Rest assured that this is a one time flood, and that … Continue reading

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MouseFest 2008

So today is the start of MouseFest 2008. People got on a cruise ship and have sailed off to ports unknown well known. And I’m not on the ship.  I won’t get to sit in either of my standard seats at … Continue reading

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Upgrade Fun

Well, we’ve upgraded to the latest version of our Blog Software, and predictably these things never seem to go the way you expect. So I took the site down, posted the "back in 60 minutes" sign and started backing things … Continue reading

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Garbage Cans of Disneyland

Ever notice that every unique part of Disneyland has unique garbage cans? I decided to take some pictures of them, not in any sort of organized way, but just as I passed by them. So without further ado, I bring … Continue reading

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Panama Canal Day 15: Last Day at Sea

All excessively long but good things must eventually come to an end, and today is our last day at sea – tomorrow we’ll pull into Los Angeles. Normally the Magic could easily make the run from Cabo to LA in … Continue reading

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Panama Canal Day 7: Into the Pacific (4 of 4)

At the Pedro Miguel Locks we were still right behind our friends in the USS NoInternet. Behind us the line of container ships stretched around the corner of the canal.     As you leave the Pedro Miguel locks you cross … Continue reading

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Panama Canal Day 7: Lake Gatun and Pedro Miguel (3 of 4)

The middle part of the trip across Panama is mostly take up by sailing through Lake Gatun and then the canal cut as it you pass thru the continental divide and then pull up the the first of the two … Continue reading

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Panama Canal Day 7: Gatun Locks (2 of 4)

The first part of the journey is to leave the saltwater on the Atlantic side of the canal. To do that we have to slide our 970+ foot x106 foot ship into a space 1000 feet by 110 feet. The Magic … Continue reading

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Panama Canal Day 7: Transit Prep (1 of 4)

Let me take a moment to apologize for two things. First, the delay in getting this posted, which was caused by an Internet outage on the ship followed by some insane technical problems on my laptop. Second, the fact that some of … Continue reading

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