June 20, 2024

Stephan's Cafe

Tom's boyfriend Stephan has spent 20 years pouring his heart and soul into this Cafe. They are the only Vegan, Gluten Free totally organic Bakery in Hamburg and have quite the reputation for high quality and yumminess! When Stephan met us last Saturday, he brought a cake sampler of 5 of their best - strawberry / raspberry torte was my favorite! Today, we went to explore ALL the goodness!

The cafe has a great location, right off a busy shopping area intersection. My favorite was the Franzbrotchen, a light cinnamon airy pastry. I also tried the Aprikosen Nuss Schnitte - the inner cake was wheat with a chocolate surround and nut topping. Stephan made us some amazing tea, complete with a steeping timer, to accompany the treats and took a break to join us.

https://www.biokonditorei-eichel.de

DILI, TIMOR LESTE

By Pat Patrick • April 23, 2026
We met up with the Ship in Timor Leste or East Timor, one of the youngest countries in the World . This sovereign state just gained their independence on May 20, 2002 from prior Portuguese rule (1515 until 1975) and Indonesian occupation (1975 until 1999). The Ship was anchored off the coastal town of Dili, the capital city with a population of roughly 1.4 million.

FAREWELL TO YEBEN ISLANDS, RAJA AMPAT, INDONESIA

By Pat Patrick • April 23, 2026
I know people laugh when I say we took a vacation from the Ship , they view this whole amazing voyage as a vacation! But the reality is the Ship is my home now, and almost everybody loves a vacation away from home, to unwind and recharge! So my life on the Odyssey, is not that different. I really appreciated my two weeks away at Eco Cove Resort , on Yeben Island in Raja Ampat, Indonesia !

RAJA AMPAT - FINAL DIVES FOR NOW!

By Pat Patrick • April 19, 2026
I got to do 14 dives and 5 snorkel trips over our two weeks at Eco Cove Resort. I feel much more confident and comfortable diving, practice does truly help! Eco has these t-shirts that list all their Resort excursions - we made a nice dent in all of them and it's hard to pick a favorite!