February 21, 2025

IGUAZA FALLS - BRAZIL SIDE - DAY 4

Day 4 of our Adventure started early with a driver pickup to take us from Scott & Gary's AirBnB, through Brazilian Immigration to our Helicopter Ride above the Falls. Aircraft is only allowed to fly over the Brazilian air space of the Falls. We had to give our weight and I got lucky and got the one seat next to the pilot! WOW such a great way to see the Falls! Really see the power of all that water!

Views below from Helicopter fly over. So many rainbows!!

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    Our hotel Gran Melia - Argentine side 

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    Devil's Throat

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    Devil's Throat walkway on Argentine side

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    View thru helicopter glass floor

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    Belmond Hotel - Brazil side

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    View and  road on Brazilian side

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After the helicopter ride, we drove into the National Park on the Brazil side and walked the one pathway along the Falls. We parked at the Brazilian Hotel in the Park, Hotel das Cataratas, A Belmond Hotel. Below are views as we walked from Hotel to the powerful Devil's Throat. There you could take an elevator up or climb out by stairs. I did the stairs! Feeling great!

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    Start of walk along Brazilian side - Scott, Me, Lori & Gary

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    3 tiers of falls

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    Lori & me

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    Outer edge of Devil's Throat

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    Bird at base of Devil's Throat

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    Lori & Gary - with no one else on platform -erased!

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    Devil's throat - time lapse mode

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    Devil's Throat - slow mode photo

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    Sunset view from Belmond Hotel by Trevor

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    Sunset photo by Trevor from Belmond Hotel

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GOOD BYE IGUAZA FALLS!!!

Such a special place!

Sadly our adventure had to end with another long wait in the airport for a 3:30a.m. flight back to join the ship!

KUANTAN, MALAYSIA

By Pat Patrick • October 12, 2026
Just the other day a friend asked me if I got enough down time while living this lifestyle. My answer was "you have to make it !" In the beginning, it was go, go, go, every port. We had lots of FOMO ( fear of missing out ) and we tried to cram in as much as possible at every port. Sea days, were our only down time and there were never enough. It was a tad exhausting. Now two years into this life, I can say there are some ports that just don't call me and I opt to get other things done. Kuantan, Malaysia was one of the Ports. I never got off the ship, either day we were here. I intended to this morning, but we had storms with loud thunder late into the night and then was awoken by a crew alarm around 6:45am. My energy was low, there were shuttle issues, town was an hour ride away and there is alot of air pollution, ( due to neighboring Indonesia burning organic materials, in preparation for the upcoming monsoon season ). So I bagged my plans and continued working on my never ending TO DO LIST!

Sad Passing of ODYSSEY Shipmate

By Pat Patrick • October 11, 2026
During our two years of sailing we have had several Shipmates come and go for a variety of reasons. Their health, has sadly been the reason for many departures. Cindy Harvey , would have loved to have lived out her days here on the Odyssey and even bought a second cabin and had an adjoining door added, to have a care provider, stay with her full time. However, Cindy's limited mobility, pain and confinement got to be too much - so she left us a few months ago. She went to an assisted living facility, on the coast of Oregon, to be near her family. Tragically she fell, was trying to recover, slipped into a coma and sadly passed away this week.

SANCTUARY OF TRUTH MUSEUM, CHONBURI, THAILAND

By Pat Patrick • October 8, 2026
The Sanctuary of Truth Museum is the world's largest hand carved wooden castle, located on the coast of Pattaya, Chonburi Province, Thailand . Conceived in 1981 by Thai visionary Khun Lek Viriyaphun the structure is built entirely from 4 types of wood - Teak, Mai Daeng, Mai Takien & Mai Panchaat and put together using Thai nailless wood joinery - mainly dovetails, carrying poles and tongue & groove. We started the tour in the workshop where the artisan, mainly woman, were hard at work. Since conception, the Museum has been an active construction site, thus we all wore hardhats! The artisans continue handcarving sculptures and columns, daily and will most likely continue for years to come.