Day 51: The Other Odyssey
Today passed in a daze. Out to sea, no mobile phone, no internet. I think I had been saving up my first day off work for today. I lay exhausted,…
Day 50: The Linge Trader
Fifty days in, who'd have thunked it? I'm still in the Dominican Republic. I've been here over a week! Bah! But I leave today (thanks again, Team Odyssey!) and all,…
Day 49: Go, Team Odyssey!
Still no word from the Linge Trader. Hugh has gone to Germany now and Lorna and Dino are in work. I'm in the office at DR1 with Ken, TJ, Lu,…
Day 48: A Lot of “Ifs”
Are you still here?Got an email from Lonely Planet telling me not to feel too bad about being stuck in the Caribbean, because of all the great footage I'd be…
Day 47: The DR1 Will See You Now
I needed somewhere that I could sit and work, and Ken and TJ work in a place around the corner - the offices of DR1.com, which is a website for…
Day 46: Domingo Dancing
I had to get up so early my legs where all shaky. Wurgh! I said my goodbyes to Mehrdad and wished him well on his endeavours. He tried to give…
Day 45: The Golden Ticket
Valentine's Day. My girl, Mandy, is on the other side of the world and every day I waste on this island is another day that I'm not spending with her…
Day 44: One Foot In Haiti
First things first, I needed to check for boats leaving for Cuba or Jamaica from the port. Mehrdad and I headed over the harbour and a guy took us around…
Day 43: ¡Hola Hispaniola!
We arrived in La Romana, in the Dominican Republic at around 8am. I had to be up early for customs formalities - the only person disembarking. I said my goodbyes…