The Chop Returns From Sea

The life of a sailor is a peculiar thing. It’s more like two lives, really. There’s life at sea, which is very regimented and routine and carries over from ship to ship. After you’ve gained enough sea time you start to realize how small the world actually is- seeing some of the same guys over […]

The Chop Goes to Sea

This is what we’re doing today. This thing in the poster. Literally. We’re throwing a sea bag over our shoulder and climbing up a gangway and sailing halfway around the world. Some of you reading this already knew that. For others, it may come as a surprise. That’s what we’ve been up to when this […]

Pictures of Mersin, Turkey

In addition to our visit to Israel, we also spent a good deal of time in the city of Mersin in Turkey. It’s a mysterious and unique place, to be sure. And it doesn’t matter how much time you spend there… you will never get this song out of your head. It’s a big, modern […]

Pictures of Jerusalem

We didn’t get to do a ton of sightseeing on this trip. We work 7 days a week when we’re away, and only get out and about occasionally, and for just a few hours at a time. Before we came home though, we did get a full day to do nothing but touristy stuff in […]

Pictures of Haifa

…And we’re back. Did you miss us Baltimore? We sure missed you. We came home a week ago and are just now getting settled in. The past 7 days have been a constant tightrope walk of balancing the desire to accomplish as many necessary tasks as possible and wanting to satisfy our need to sit […]