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Richard Namikas

7 hours ago7 min read

Akeem and Levi (Forts and Snorkels)

We had decided to take the ferry from Antigua to Barbados even though it was $100 US for each of us. Basia was going to go birding...

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Richard Namikas

3 days ago5 min read

Asshole

This is another story that I wrote as a project for our creative writing group on the ship. This is a work of fiction. Any resemblance to...

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Kayaks and Cleanups and Trying to Not Drown

Richard Namikas

3 days ago7 min read

Kayaks and Cleanups and Trying to Not Drown

There were eleven of us. Andy had made the arrangements. The owners said we would be doing public service projects as we went around the...

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Richard Namikas

Nov 176 min read

Let Me Try to Catch Up

With six weeks of travel aboard the Odyssey and only a bit over a week of it posted here I decided to do a quick catch up in photos with...

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Richard Namikas

Nov 106 min read

Creative Writing Inspired by Goree Island

Our assignment was to take one of five words and write a story. The words were Turkey, Sweat, Technology, Inspiration, and Witness. I...

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Richard Namikas

Nov 1019 min read

Dakar A Second Look

Or, What a Difference a Day Makes The first day in Dakar had been a bit of a bust. Yes, we got to experience some of the city, markets,...

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Richard Namikas

Nov 75 min read

A Creative Writing Piece

We are on a ship. A group was formed to help each other with creative writing. The assignment was to look at this photo and write 1000...

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Richard Namikas

Nov 47 min read

A Raw Day

Like most days, I was up before the dawn. Like most days, I went to the Observatory Lounge at the front of the ship to watch the sun...

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Richard Namikas

Oct 299 min read

Smooth Sailing?

We left Gijón, Spain without leaving the ship again. We were there for two days and were told that we could go ashore for a couple of...

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Richard Namikas

Oct 2613 min read

Bilbao or Bust

We left Belfast on Monday night, September 30th. We stayed in the harbor for three nights before spending my birthday at sea on the way...

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Richard Namikas

Oct 231 min read

Overdue Update

Hello to anyone who has been waiting for an update since Brest. I posted that blog entry on the first sea day after that disappointing...

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Richard Namikas

Oct 113 min read

You Cannot Touch Brest

Technical difficulties. Paperwork. Delays. Promises made and broken. It had been four months of waiting and starting and stopping. Four...

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Richard Namikas

Oct 35 min read

Is a False Start Still a Start?

Two days ago, we were told to be ready to board our ship for departure on a 3-1/2-year cruise after four months of delays. We would be...

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Richard Namikas

Sep 255 min read

Finish What You Start

From the Belfray Country Inn to the Peace Bridge in Derry/Londonderry is about 4.2 miles. When you have been averaging close to twelve...

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Richard Namikas

Sep 247 min read

I Walk Alone

My hopes of Kit recovering overnight and continuing with day five of our six-day walk from Belfast to Derry/Londonderry were more hope...

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Richard Namikas

Sep 228 min read

Everybody Has Their Limits

Eugene dropped us off past The Ponderosa, the highest bar in Ireland, exactly where we had finished the day before. This way, our walking...

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Richard Namikas

Sep 196 min read

To The Highest Bar in Ireland

When I woke in the morning, I looked across Church Street and saw a church. This was no surprise, but there would be a few before the day...

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Richard Namikas

Sep 176 min read

A Wee Bit of Luck

We left the Black Bull Inn as the misty sky was changing from the dark grey of night to the light grey of morning. I threw my windbreaker...

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Richard Namikas

Sep 153 min read

A Wee Bit Further on Tired Feet

We had started our journey across Northern Ireland from our ship, Villa Vie Odyssey, the day before. Kit and I had gotten as far as...

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Richard Namikas

Sep 135 min read

So You Want to go For a Wee Walk?

I will warn you now that this is my first “Posted on the fly” blog while I am living it, written and sent straight from my phone… As most...

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