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    • Part I: Man of the World
      • 1. South America
      • 2. The Caribbean
      • 3. Central & North America
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      • 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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Days 1,380-1,383: The Beginning of the End

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:15 October 2012
  • Post category:Final Frontiers/India/Sri Lanka/The Odyssey Expedition
  • Post comments:6 Comments

Fri 12.10.12 - Mon 15.10.12: I said thank you and goodbye to Shaun and was at the RCL offices for noon. After more photos with the staff and Sajith, I…

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Day 1,379: No Surprises, Please

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:15 October 2012
  • Post category:Sri Lanka/Stuck In Sri Lanka/The Odyssey Expedition
  • Post comments:1 Comment

Thu 11.10.12: With confirmation from the owners, charterers, agents, customs, immigration, the international war-crimes tribunal in The Hague and the ghost of Jimmy Stewart, the stage was set for what…

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Day 1,374: The Last Roll of the Die

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:15 October 2012
  • Post category:Sri Lanka/Stuck In Sri Lanka/The Odyssey Expedition
  • Post comments:0 Comments

Fri 05.10.12: Steam shooting out my ears, I spent the remainder of the afternoon writing passive (aggressive) emails to every shipping company operating out of Sri Lanka pleading (demanding) to…

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Day 1,371: Icarus, Not Daedalus

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:9 October 2012
  • Post category:Sri Lanka/Stuck In Sri Lanka/The Odyssey Expedition
  • Post comments:10 Comments

Tue 02.10.12 My incredible plan for Sunday night was stay up all night drinking and partying at Chili’s Bar in Unawatuna. Then I was to take first express bus back…

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Day 1,369: Amelia’s Final Farewell

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:7 October 2012
  • Post category:Sri Lanka/Stuck In Sri Lanka/The Odyssey Expedition
  • Post comments:2 Comments

Sun 30.09.12: "Raggedy Man: Goodbye." So there’s me, on the beach in Unawatuna, watching Doctor Who on my laptop and sobbing LIKE A LITTLE GIRL. It's over. She’s gone, the…

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Day 1,367: Throw Yourself At The Tide

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:7 October 2012
  • Post category:Sri Lanka/Stuck In Sri Lanka/The Odyssey Expedition
  • Post comments:2 Comments

Fri 28.10.12: Shaking off the inevitable hangover, much like a dog shaking itself dry after a paddle in the stream, I headed back over to the visa department of the…

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Day 1,365: Now, Voyager…

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:29 September 2012
  • Post category:Sri Lanka/Stuck In Sri Lanka/The Odyssey Expedition
  • Post comments:2 Comments

Wed 26.09.12: And so back to Sri Lanka. Exactly one year TO THE DAY that I rebooted The Odyssey Expedition in Wewak, Papua New Guinea. That was Day 1,000. Now…

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Day 1,302: So Then…

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:25 July 2012
  • Post category:Sri Lanka/Stuck In Sri Lanka/The Odyssey Expedition
  • Post comments:3 Comments

Wed 25.07.12: Another hiatus. I hope you don’t see this as cheating. As I did in Wewak, Papua New Guinea, I will be returning to exactly the spot where I…

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Day 1,300: Okay, Time Out!

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:24 July 2012
  • Post category:Sri Lanka/Stuck In Sri Lanka/The Odyssey Expedition
  • Post comments:6 Comments

Mon 23.07.12: There is no chance of me getting on board a cargo ship from Sri Lanka to Maldives. This is a rather unique situation and it’s taken 42 months…

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Day 1,290: Odysseus Amongst The Sirens

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:19 July 2012
  • Post category:Sri Lanka/Stuck In Sri Lanka/The Odyssey Expedition
  • Post comments:1 Comment

Fri 13.07.12: In Homer’s Odyssey, our wily hero Odysseus had his men tie him to the ship's mast so he could hear the Siren’s song without dashing himself on the…

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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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