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Day 60

dark image with the word Day 60

Two months after my first day at Disney we hit Spring Break and Easter.

Everyone works 14 days straight. Don’t even think about asking for vacation.

We could set a single day attendance record in the history of the Walt Disney Company.

Even with everyone working 14 days straight, we still had open shifts.

So when i did a double shift, i’d get off at midnight, get a few hours of sleep and be driving a boat by 8am — until midnight. What’s that, like 16 continuous hours?

Arriving just before 4pm, my Jungle Cruise supervisor was on the dock to greet me at my shift’s start.

He said something that was the first, and most powerful, lesson on setting leadership expectations.

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Port Canaveral return 7am, body

car dashboard
A 35-year old car averaging only 5,553 miles driven per year.

Arrived home from Port Canaveral at 9:10AM.

It’s Saturday.

Car repair shop is open.

Walked to pick up our ‘antique car’.

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Sea Day #3, body

Apple Watch fitness app
Figuring 5 or 6 actual miles, not 22. The ship’s movement skews the tabulation. Subtracting 30 minutes for stationary workout. The rest was walking, in the 20-ish minute per mile pace.

Walked on water this week.

Monday thru Friday roughly 35 miles.

Good stuff.

Grateful.

Ps. Also enjoyed three 30-minute no-gym gym workouts (M-W-F).

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Grand Turk 7am-4pm, body

Ocean sunrise from cruise ship
Things are starting to ‘cook’.
Island welcome sign
No one down there can see the brewing sunrise.

Turns out, i had a nice walk this morning. It was intentional.

Apple Watch fitness app
Seven miles on a cruise ship takes determination. Creativity to keep it interesting is key.

Also turns out Cheryl isn’t feeling well. So we will forgo this morning’s city tram tour. Play the hand you’re dealt is sage wisdom.

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Amber Cove 9am-6pm, body

Daytime moon
The Ocean is impossible to ignore. The moon is easy to. That said, i’m consistently looking at the sky. It is not a common habit.
Arrived at Dominican Republic, 8:00am local time (7:00am ship time).
6-second video: The time change caught me off guard and made me late.
12-second video: Context for today’s port of call.

Chase the sun.

Seek the sun.

Bask in the sun.

This morning’s workout and walk were mostly inside the ship.

Why?

Because even in December, the sub-tropical weather can get uncomfortably hot.

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