March 19, 2026
Happy St. Patty's Day All!
My favorite Holiday of the year is here again! In all honesty, this year, I was feeling a tad under the weather - fighting back a head cold! Bosco was also feeling a tad off too! To make things even more interesting, I made Covid booster shot appointments for both of us right before we went out to the Irish pubs. So forgive these rather lame Holiday photos! We had a few pints, listened to some good irish toe tapping tunes and saw the young dancers do a few jigs.
PADAR ISLAND , one of the other 3 major islands in Komodo National Park is stunning and unihabited with a walking trail of over 800 steps to the summit, for these amazing views.
KOMODO VILLAGE is a small, mainly fishing family population of just 300 to 350 households. It sits on the east end of Komodo Island within the National Park and is a unique community where locals coexist alongside the native Komodo Dragons.
KOMODO ISLAND NATIONAL PARK in Indonesia was an unexpected rare twist on this voyage. We had no idea that we would be able to anchor right in the heart of this National Park for 3 days. The National Park is comprised of 3 major islands & 26 smaller ones and is home to the legendary Komodo Dragons! We were suppose to anchor at the coastal town of Labuan Bajo and shuttle into the Park. But hours before docking, the Port Agents directed us to anchor right in the heart of the Park. Captain Val made it possible for our tour vendors, to pull right up to the Odyssey , so we had super easy access to our tours saving us lots of logistics and time.