Sri Lanka – The Odyssey Expedition

Days 1,380-3: The Beginning of the End

Post Author:Graham
Post published:15/10/2012
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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…

Day 1,379: No Surprises, Please

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Post published:15/10/2012
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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…

Day M374: The Last Roll of the Die

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Post published:15/10/2012
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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…

Day M371: Icarus, Not Daedalus

Post Author:Graham
Post published:09/10/2012
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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…

Day M369: Amelia’s Final Farewell

Post Author:Graham
Post published:07/10/2012
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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…

Day M367: Throw Yourself At The Tide

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Post published:07/10/2012
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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…

Day M365: Now, Voyager…

Post Author:Graham
Post published:29/09/2012
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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…

Day M302: So Then…

Post Author:Graham
Post published:25/07/2012
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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…

Day M300: Okay, Time Out!

Post Author:Graham
Post published:24/07/2012
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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…

Day M290: Odysseus Amongst The Sirens

Post Author:Graham
Post published:19/07/2012
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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…