Days 176 to 181: Time Is Running Out
Day 176: The Apology25 June 2009This is getting beyond a joke. Today was spent in a frantic state of despair as the Micau actually came into port (amazingly). I was…
Day 175: Tomorrow Never Comes
The boat did not come in last night. It will not be leaving today. It’s been three weeks since I arrived here. Three weeks out of the fifty-two that I…
Day 174: This Is A Low
Last night, I met with a really lovely girl from North London called Pricilla. She’s been working for UNICEF in Guinea-Bissau, one of the more worrying countries I have to…
Day 173: In Praise Of Science
Did I really expect to be leaving today? I am that stupid? The Micau is still out there in the water, bobbing up and down and laughing at me. Not…
Day 172: Modern Piracy
So I’m still here in Cape Verde. My boat SHOULD be leaving tomorrow, but to be honest I’m not holding my breath. Today, I whiled away my time at Café…
Day 171: Architecture and Morality
Yesterday, I waxed lyrical about the (lack of) British film industry, and now while I’m stuck in Cape Verde, I’d like to draw your attention to a series of parallels…
Day 170: The British Film Insanity
I think my boat is going to leave today, but I still don’t know. At the moment I am sitting outside Café Sophia using Mito’s laptop and I’ve got nothing…
Day 169: Are You Still Here?
"Are You Still Here?" asked a kid this morning as I walked down for breakfast at Café Sophia. I told him my boat would be leaving tomorrow. That’s what you…
Day 168: Take A Deep Breath…
Woke up, excited and invigorated. The Odyssey is back on the road!! All I have to do is pay the shipping guys and get my passport back. LET’S GO!!!!I grabbed…
Day 167: The Light At The End Of The Tunnel?
Mito rang with some good news - my boat, the Micau, was in port! And would be leaving tomorrow! Wonderful news. I got excited and Tweeted and everything.My boat is…