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    • Part I: Man of the World
      • 1. South America
      • 2. The Caribbean
      • 3. Central & North America
      • 4. Europe
      • 5. West Africa
      • 6. Central Africa
      • 7. Southern Africa
      • 8. East Africa
    • Part II: Top of the World
      • 1. The Middle East
      • 2. North Africa
      • 3. Central Asia
      • 4. Arabia
      • 5. South Asia
      • 6. East Asia
      • 7. Southeast Asia
      • 8. Australasia
    • Part III: End of the World
      • 1. Intermission
      • 2. Melanesia
      • 3. Polynesia
      • 4. Micronesia
      • 5. Return to SE Asia
      • 6. Marooned!
      • 7. The Final Frontiers
      • 8. The Journey Home
    • Epilogue
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  • About
    • The Odyssey Expedition
    • Graham David Hughes
    • Country Checklist
    • Why WaterAid?
    • FAQs
  • Odyssey Blog
    • Part I: Man of the World
      • 1. South America
      • 2. The Caribbean
      • 3. Central & North America
      • 4. Europe
      • 5. West Africa
      • 6. Central Africa
      • 7. Southern Africa
      • 8. East Africa
    • Part II: Top of the World
      • 1. The Middle East
      • 2. North Africa
      • 3. Central Asia
      • 4. Arabia
      • 5. South Asia
      • 6. East Asia
      • 7. Southeast Asia
      • 8. Australasia
    • Part III: End of the World
      • 1. Intermission
      • 2. Melanesia
      • 3. Polynesia
      • 4. Micronesia
      • 5. Return to SE Asia
      • 6. Marooned!
      • 7. The Final Frontiers
      • 8. The Journey Home
    • Epilogue
  • Media
    • Odyssey Books
    • Odyssey TV
    • TV Interviews
    • News Coverage
    • TED Talks
  • Souvenirs
    • Passports
    • Photos
    • Videos
    • GPS Records
    • Newspaper Clippings
  • Heroes
    • Team Odyssey
    • The Americas
    • Europe
    • Africa
    • Middle East
    • Sponsors
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Day 105: Chivas Regal vs. The Pirates

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:18 April 2009
  • Post category:Atlantic Ocean/Central & North America/The Odyssey Expedition
  • Post comments:1 Comment

15.04.09: Had a good chat with Chivas Regal, the cook, today - remarkable chap, last year the boat he was on from Kenya to Romania was captured by Somalian Pirates…

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Day 104: Sea Sick

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:18 April 2009
  • Post category:Atlantic Ocean/Central & North America/The Odyssey Expedition
  • Post comments:4 Comments

14.04.09: This isn't even funny anymore. The sea isn't even that rough - the Gulf Stream in a little yacht was much, much worse. And yet I've been sick three…

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Day 103: Another Monday Comes

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:18 April 2009
  • Post category:Atlantic Ocean/Central & North America/The Odyssey Expedition
  • Post comments:0 Comments

13.04.09: Oh my word, I feel ROTTEN! Spent a good part of today in bed, did a little editing, but it's hard to concentrate when you feel two seconds away…

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Day 102: Heading East for Easter

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:18 April 2009
  • Post category:Atlantic Ocean/Central & North America/The Odyssey Expedition
  • Post comments:0 Comments

12.04.09: The least Easterly Easter of my life - no chocolate eggs, in fact no chocolate at all! To be honest with you, I spent most of the day in…

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Day 101: The Shipping Booze

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:18 April 2009
  • Post category:Atlantic Ocean/Central & North America/The Odyssey Expedition
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11.04.09: Today was a half day for the Filipino crew - it's a public holiday in the Philippines, so they got to let their hair down and skull a few…

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Day 100: Adios Americas

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:18 April 2009
  • Post category:Canada/Central & North America/The Odyssey Expedition
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10.04.09: Unbelievable as it may seem, I'm STILL in the Americas!! Loading took a lot longer than expected so we're still on the Canadian island of Newfoundland. Looks like I'm…

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Day 99: Lost and Newfoundland

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:18 April 2009
  • Post category:Canada/Central & North America/The Odyssey Expedition
  • Post comments:1 Comment

09.04.09: The Reykjafoss cruised into the port of Argentia at about 7pm. I had spent the day getting to know the crew - our Polish Captain, Miroslaw, Chief Engineer Andrey…

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Day 98: The Reykjafoss Awaits

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:12 April 2009
  • Post category:Canada/Central & North America/The Odyssey Expedition
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08.04.09: Woke up with thunder crashing in my head (as Elvis once sang) with the owner of the backpackers telling me that the representatives from Eimskip where here to get…

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Day 97: The Hustler

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:12 April 2009
  • Post category:Canada/Central & North America/The Odyssey Expedition
  • Post comments:1 Comment

07.04.09: After spending the day trying (and failing) to get a video edited before I left Halifax, it was with great relief that I got to speak to Mandy on…

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Day 96: The Heckler

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:12 April 2009
  • Post category:Canada/Central & North America/The Odyssey Expedition
  • Post comments:1 Comment

06.04.09: Today I went for a walk around the city, but it was still a bit rubbish. Although now the snow has all melted, it wasn't even covered in white…

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  • Part I: Man of the World
    • 1. South America
    • 2. The Caribbean
    • 3. Central & North America
    • 4. Europe
    • 5. West Africa
    • 6. Central Africa
    • 7. Southern Africa
    • 8. East Africa
  • Part II: Top of the World
    • 1. The Middle East
    • 2. North Africa
    • 3. Central Asia
    • 4. Arabia
    • 5. South Asia
    • 6. East Asia
    • 7. Southeast Asia
    • 8. Australasia
  • Part III: End of the World
    • 1. Intermission
    • 2. Melanesia
    • 3. Polynesia
    • 4. Micronesia
    • 5. Return to SE Asia
    • 6. Marooned!
    • 7. The Final Frontiers
    • 8. The Journey Home
  • Epilogue

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