caribbean week 3. life of a cruise ship nurse

week 3 started out great.  we went to crew bingo night.  what a complete blast!!  how did i not know about this before? i had so much fun.

grand turk was rainy today.  however, that did not keep me from the beach.  i went and collected some more sea glass and just enjoyed walking with my feet in the warm water

it was cooler today, but still felt fantastic.

we had high seas today.  this view is out the port hole in the doc's office.  normally the water is below the window.  not today.

working in the doc's office

sailing into san juan, pr. this is the fort in old town

such beautiful scenery

more old fort

i am loving the colors here

more beautiful colors

views from the top of the hill

the ocean was angry today and the wind  was blowing hard

a cemetary on the seashore

i wondered what would happen during a hurricane with a cemetary right there.

i was windblown.  seriously crazy weather here today

stunning beauty all around me

me at the fort in old san juan

happy colorful buildings

christmas in san juan, pr

night lights in san juan

that is jeremy.  he is gay.  apparently when he is drunk he is not gay.

allister and i hanging out in san juan.  we had so much fun. i introduced him to cold stone.  he may now be addicted.

really?

watching the gangway show.  honestly one of the funniest things i have ever seen.  we tell everyone when we are leaving port and then we go up and watch as they run to the ship to try to make it before they close the gangway.  the best part?  the princess ship across the pier whose passengers cheered like football fans as the people ran like hell to make the ship. so incredibly funny!

peter and robin also enjoyed the gangway show

medical center christmas party.  what a complete blast.  we invited crew from all over the ship to celebrate the season with us. (krista, alvin, linda, me, jo, and elizabeth)

allister and i at the party

robin and i having a blast

david and i.  he was one of my favorite people on the ship.  he is the art director and such a fun guy

bahamas, take 3.  so gorgeous

what a great day.  i love it here

this is shep the service dog and i.  he made my week.  he helped me not to miss jack quite as much

the medical team enjoying time together in the crows nest on our last night. (elizabeth, jo, me, krista, and linda)

allister and i in the crows nest.  what a great 3 weeks.  i have had a complete blast.  it has been a great learning experience, but also a ton of fun. i love being a cruise ship nurse.  i am so stinkin lucky!

personal bridge tour. life of a cruise ship nurse

i got permission from Bas the first officer on the eurodam for a personal photography tour of the bridge. i absolutely love the bridge and wanted to get some good shots of it.  as you can see, i got plenty

today, the quartermasters had clear skies as they watched for anything that was out of the ordinary.

the steering wheel of the ship.  hmmm. i always thought they were bigger!

they even decorated the bridge for christmas

that is re-enforced glass on the floor of the bridge (8th floor of the ship).  they use that to assist them to park the ship when they are in port.  it was extremely scary looking down to the ocean below

the 3rd officer MADE me step on it.  i was holding onto that rail until he told me to let go.  i honestly was scared to death. the ocean is far below and we are moving pretty fast right now.  it would be certain death if that blasted glass didn't hold up.....

what a stunning day in the middle of the atlantic

they talked me into a pic of myself....

they needed someone to drive the ship while they took pictures!

there is that scary floor glass again.  eek how do they do this?

shhhh. don't tell anyone.

what  a great personal tour.  it is so beautiful up here.  maybe i should re-think my career choice and learn to drive the ship instead of saving lives.

caribbean week 2. life of a cruise ship nurse

the medical team decided to enjoy a fantastic dinner at the tamarind on the night of our embarkation from fort lauderdale. paula, alvin, myself, jo, and linda had a great time. for my appetizer i ate the chicken pho soup which i think is quite possibly one of the best tasting foods on earth! then i enjoyed pot stickers and a filet mignon which was just divine.

allister and i hanging out on the lido.  we had so much fun together

the weather in grand turk today was beautiful.  i enjoyed my time on the beach.  one of the other nurses, krista had told me about there being tons of sea glass on the beach here and so i spent a majority of my time walking up and down the beach collecting green, orange, and blue sea glass.  i plan on making some jewelry out of it.  it is really cool

the water was amazing here.

i love the beach

i can't believe how many different colors the water is.  it is so crazy to me.

i saw this cute pup on the beach. he was having a blast and i got my fill of dog.  i am missing jack like crazy, so it was nice to be able to pet him

boats on the beach, grand turk

on the pier heading back to the ship.  what a fun day

san juan, pr. beautiful colorful buildings.

same church, different week.

i can't possibly get enough of these cool buildings

gecko hanging out in st thomas

views on my way to magens bay in st thomas

me hanging out in magens bay

its christmas in the caribbean!!

jo (passenger doc) and i heading to work in the clinic in half moon cay, bahamas.

just hanging out in the medical center

scenes from the bahamas

i LOVE it here.  stunning!!

view of the ship from here.  i could stay here forever

beautiful!  the water color is simply amazing

didn't i just say this???

this is the medical center on the island

the doc and i hard at work.  this is a painful job, but somebody has to do it.

view from the medical center

what a great week.  so, i had so much fun this week that i decided to fill a fireman alert and stay here an extra week. yay!