November 21, 2024

DOMINIQUE, once a British colony, is stunning !

We docked in Rousea at the primo berth, easy walk off pier into town, where their were tons of vendors in tents along the port and a nice size grocery store and many other shops. We were the only ship in town today. My cousin Cathy & I strolled the streets this morning shopping, check out selections of hair you can buy in the grocery store ! So many choices! At 1 pm we met up with 30+ others from the ship for a whale watching adventure.

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We motored out for about an hour along the west coast to northern end of island to find the pod of sperm whales. There are about 20 whales per our guides and they are females and calves. Once the calves are 10 meters in size they leave group and swim to colder waters. The males also come back here to mate this time of year.  The female whales stay here all year round. Only place in world where the whales don't migrate and it is because the waters here are very deep and therefore they can get plentiful food sources. Sperm whales are largest toothed mammals in world. They feed off a lot of squid in these deep waters. We got to see several before having to turn around and head back to port. Was a good way to spend a hot afternoon and see island from the water. 

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When we got back to the Ship, we had dinner and then local entertainment came on board and did traditional music and dance for us.

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Pattaya, Thailand - My healthcare

By Pat Patrick • October 23, 2026
This Blog is more than a journal of my travels around the world, it's a major memory tool for me in documenting all the events along the way. You often ask me how we take care of medical things, as we travel non stop and today is a perfect example. A fellow resident had posted on one of our WhatsApp groups ( this is the main way we all- residents, crew and stateside support all communicate ) that she had an excellent contact for anyone looking to get medical appointments in the Pattaya / Bangkok area.

Off the Coast of PATTAYA, THAILAND

By Pat Patrick • October 20, 2026
Off the coast of Pattaya, Thailand a talented and dedicated group of residents, the Odyssey Troubadours , performed A Night of Broadway for the enjoyment of all the other residents and senior staff on board. The group of 20 performed, 15 Broadway songs that had some special Odyssey edits, personalizing them to our journey. We loved it ! Such a clever, talented and fun loving group. I was upfront and focused on getting candid pictures of the talented cast.

NONG NOOCH TROPICAL GARDENS, Pattaya, Thailand

By Pat Patrick • October 20, 2026
We were up for breakfast at 7 and then hired a private small tram to take us around the gardens, for an overview, because it came with a guide. Problem was, guide barely spoke English, so we had a hard time figuring out the history of this crazy place. Even with translate app his answers were questionable. Did it start as gardens? What's with all the statues? Is there a master plan? It seems to be growing with no real connections, that we could make out. Web & Chat GPT seem vague on details too! We had fun with it, finding more and more absurd things, until the heat won out!