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Ghost of Christmas Past...and Present

Remembering Christmas past, and appreciating Christmas present, while sailing along the Mexican coast.

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JD Breen
Dec 25, 2017
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m/s Amsterdam, off Oaxaca, Mexico
December 25, 2017

Our string of consecutive years spending Christmas in Tampa was dead. Dead as a doornail. Of that there was no doubt. We must instead carry the chains of shore excursions, happy hours, and dessert buffets we have recently forged in life.

This year, with some initial reluctance, and primarily to accommodat…

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