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Sandal Royal Curacao – Travel Journal Entry Mar ’26

Posted on March 30, 2026March 23, 2026

So it’s been a few years since we have ventured away from our beloved Royal Plantation in Jamaica. We decided that we wanted to use our free week from the…

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Elko, NV – Travel Journal Entry Feb ’26

Posted on March 26, 2026March 20, 2026

Well the name of this story will be “delay of game”. I was sick with a nasty fever and had to call in for a couple days, then when ready…

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Denton, TX NVG training – Travel Journal Entry Feb ’26

Posted on March 23, 2026March 20, 2026

So it took me 2 tries to get to Denton, Tx. United Airlines was on the struggle bus this month. This trip is to get my night vision goggle training…

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Houghton, MI – Travel Journal Entry Jan ’26

Posted on March 20, 2026March 20, 2026

What can I say other than – It snowed? A lot. Like 4-9 inches per day. Every day. I know it sounds whiny….. I do love the caribbean but this…

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A Look Back at 2025

Posted on January 1, 2026January 1, 2026

Its time to look back and count my blessings again and see what all happened in 2025. Getting my dive certification was one of my big achievements this year as…

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MN, NV – Travel Journal Entry Nov ’25

Posted on December 30, 2025December 30, 2025

Life has been busy. After a short break at home I went to pick up an extra 5 days working in Grand Rapids MN then travel to NV for the…

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Rosebud, SD – Travel Journal Entry Oct ’25

Posted on November 20, 2025November 17, 2025

Oh Rosebud….. I’m baaaaaack! Boy getting here was fun though – not really. I left Denton, Texas for this hitch and arrived in Rapid City at 9:30pm. I got my…

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Annual Training Denton, TX – Travel Journal Entry Oct ’25

Posted on November 18, 2025November 17, 2025

This is my favorite time of year to be a float nurse. We all get flown in to our corporate headquarters and do our required skills with our medical director….

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Sandals Royal Plantation – Travel Journal Entry – Sept ’25

Posted on October 26, 2025October 19, 2025

This is our 6th visit to this resort. We started going here in September of 2023 and have been addicted since. This trip was to celebrate our 8th anniversary, see…

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Gillette, WY – Travel Journal Entry – Sept ’25

Posted on October 24, 2025October 19, 2025

I got home from water egress training and less than 12 hours home I was on another plane bound for Wyoming. Well… I flew into Rapid City, SD then drove…

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  • A Look Back at 2025

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