November 19, 2024

MARTINIQUE, Part of French West Indies.

View of harbor and Cathedral from the SHIP. We were docked at capital city, Fort de France and rented a car from nearby Airport to explore the island. The nicest beach was stated to be at far southern end of island called Pointe des Salines, from which you can see St Lucia. Drive took a little over an hour - windy roads with not much to see on the island interior - 3 McDonalds, 1 Burger King, 2 Carrefours, etc., a lot of albino cows / steer and alot of cars on the road. Southern end of island has much fancier resort type homes. A lot of French families at beach, was topless and had good number of vendors for clothing and food. We relaxed here for couple of hours. Sand was super soft and could walk right into water. The water was not as clear as St Lucia, a lot of sea grass floating in water.

After Lunch we hugged the coast roads and traveled thru Sainte Anne, Le Marin, Sainte Luce to Le Diamant - it was raining, sometimes heavily and we stopped for brief looks and scenic overlook of Diamond rock rising out of ocean next to pitons. Then we cut across to Les Trois Ilets, which is where ferry ride from Fort de France would take us. Wanted to see if we wanted to return next day.

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Last ferry had already stopped at by 5pm, and we had another hour plus drive back to airport, then a car rental shuttle to airport grounds to a taxicab cue and then finally a ride back to Ship. We got back to port after dark, got quick showers and made dinner by a little after 7pm! Lovely day and evening, Ship looked so nice in harbor & there was a nice breeze too. Ahhhh!

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!