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Days 1,171-1,174: An Express Elevator to Hell!

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:26 March 2012
  • Post category:Micronesia/Nauru/Solomon Islands/The Odyssey Expedition
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Fri 16.03.12 - Mon 19.03.12 We left Nauru at around 7pm, and I was disappointed that customs didn’t come back on board before we set sail. I would have liked…

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Days 1,156-1,161: SolBrew For The Soul

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:7 March 2012
  • Post category:Kiribati/Micronesia/Solomon Islands/The Odyssey Expedition
  • Post comments:3 Comments

Thu 01.03.12 – Tue 06.03.12: We arrived in Honiara a at 8pm, a little later than expected, and thanks to our proximity to the equator, it was already dark. I…

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Days 1,129-1,131: Three Sheets To The Wind

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:23 February 2012
  • Post category:Australia/New Zealand/Polynesia/The Odyssey Expedition
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Fri 03.02.12 – Sun 05.02.12: Friday took us around the Southern Cape of South Island and along the majestic Fjords of the incorrectly-spelt Fiordland National Park. As part of the…

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Days 1,027-1,032: Beyond The Coral Sea

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:7 November 2011
  • Post category:Melanesia/Pacific Ocean/The Odyssey Expedition
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24.10.11-29.10.11: And so I found myself becoming something of a fixture on board the good ship Papuan Chief. Breakfast (which I invariably missed) was served at 8am-9am, Lunch at noon…

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AUSSIE SKIPPER REQ’D: FOR HIGH ADVENTURE

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:10 August 2011
  • Post category:Australia/Featured/Pacific/Pacific Ocean
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THE ODYSSEY EXPEDITION Hi, my name is Graham Hughes. I’m a British adventurer, TV presenter and a Guinness World Record holder.  You can read more about me on Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graham_Hughes I’m currently in…

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Days 887-932: A Heavy Wait

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:22 July 2011
  • Post category:Australia/Intermission/Pacific Ocean/The Odyssey Expedition
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06.06.11-21.07.11:   “What’s going on with this boat, Graham?”  I must have heard that question over a hundred times in the last few months.  Before today I was unable to…

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Day 101: The Shipping Booze

  • Post author:Graham Hughes
  • Post published:11 April 2009
  • Post category:Atlantic Ocean/Central & North America/The Odyssey Expedition
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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 down a few beers.…

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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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