NEW YEARS DAY - LIMA PERU

January 10, 2025

NEW YEARS DAY - LIMA, PERU

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2025!! Today we went to explore the Barranco Area of Lima, known for it's street art and the Bridge of Sighs! The ports in Peru have been a bit of a hassle in that we can't walk or taxi out from port - we have to be shuttle bused, on a very slow schedule, out to a local town square - this one was almost an hour out. Regardless, we wanted a FUN relaxing day, so Scott and Delia and I grabbed the shuttle. At the drop off, I met new resident Frazer, from Grand Cayman, (a mosquito scientist), who was traveling alone and once I confirmed he was not a whiner, I invited him to join us! I then introduced him to others as Trevor and we all were calling him that most of day, until he finally told them his name was Frazer!! Guess I scared him too much with my no whining rule! Classic my bad!! So many people coming and going. I had met a Trevor, from Australia, the days before who he looks vaguely like.

We took Uber to the main square of Barranco, there was lots of traffic and people out on this Holiday! The Street Art was everywhere!

The Bridge of Sighs is a wooden pedestrian overpass and one of most popular meeting spots in Lima. Legend has it you have to hold your breath as you cross all the way over the bridge to attain true love! Bridge is 40 meters long - we sprinted and tried not to knock any one over in process (a lot more people on actual bridge the day we did it - first photo from internet)!

Next, we headed to Lima's Football (Soccer) Stadium and the Circuito Magico Del Agua next to it, in Reserve Park. They do a nightly water show that Guinness World Records certified as the Worlds largest Fountain complex in a public park. We got there before dark to wander the park and the show started at 7:15 pm once it was dark and they projected images onto the spray field of the largest rainbow of fountains. Fun way to start the NEW YEAR of 2025!

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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!

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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.

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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.