Richard Namikas
Asshole
This is another story that I wrote as a project for our creative writing group on the ship. This is a work of fiction. Any resemblance to...
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Richard Namikas
12 hours ago7 min read
Kayaks and Cleanups and Trying to Not Drown
There were eleven of us. Andy had made the arrangements. The owners said we would be doing public service projects as we went around the...
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Richard Namikas
Nov 176 min read
Let Me Try to Catch Up
With six weeks of travel aboard the Odyssey and only a bit over a week of it posted here I decided to do a quick catch up in photos with...
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Richard Namikas
Nov 106 min read
Creative Writing Inspired by Goree Island
Our assignment was to take one of five words and write a story. The words were Turkey, Sweat, Technology, Inspiration, and Witness. I...
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Richard Namikas
Nov 1019 min read
Dakar A Second Look
Or, What a Difference a Day Makes The first day in Dakar had been a bit of a bust. Yes, we got to experience some of the city, markets,...
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Richard Namikas
Nov 75 min read
A Creative Writing Piece
We are on a ship. A group was formed to help each other with creative writing. The assignment was to look at this photo and write 1000...
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Richard Namikas
Nov 47 min read
A Raw Day
Like most days, I was up before the dawn. Like most days, I went to the Observatory Lounge at the front of the ship to watch the sun...
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Richard Namikas
Oct 299 min read
Smooth Sailing?
We left Gijón, Spain without leaving the ship again. We were there for two days and were told that we could go ashore for a couple of...
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Richard Namikas
Oct 2613 min read
Bilbao or Bust
We left Belfast on Monday night, September 30th. We stayed in the harbor for three nights before spending my birthday at sea on the way...
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Richard Namikas
Oct 231 min read
Overdue Update
Hello to anyone who has been waiting for an update since Brest. I posted that blog entry on the first sea day after that disappointing...
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Richard Namikas
Oct 113 min read
You Cannot Touch Brest
Technical difficulties. Paperwork. Delays. Promises made and broken. It had been four months of waiting and starting and stopping. Four...
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Richard Namikas
Oct 35 min read
Is a False Start Still a Start?
Two days ago, we were told to be ready to board our ship for departure on a 3-1/2-year cruise after four months of delays. We would be...
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Richard Namikas
Sep 255 min read
Finish What You Start
From the Belfray Country Inn to the Peace Bridge in Derry/Londonderry is about 4.2 miles. When you have been averaging close to twelve...
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Richard Namikas
Sep 247 min read
I Walk Alone
My hopes of Kit recovering overnight and continuing with day five of our six-day walk from Belfast to Derry/Londonderry were more hope...
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Richard Namikas
Sep 228 min read
Everybody Has Their Limits
Eugene dropped us off past The Ponderosa, the highest bar in Ireland, exactly where we had finished the day before. This way, our walking...
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Richard Namikas
Sep 196 min read
To The Highest Bar in Ireland
When I woke in the morning, I looked across Church Street and saw a church. This was no surprise, but there would be a few before the day...
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Richard Namikas
Sep 176 min read
A Wee Bit of Luck
We left the Black Bull Inn as the misty sky was changing from the dark grey of night to the light grey of morning. I threw my windbreaker...
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Richard Namikas
Sep 153 min read
A Wee Bit Further on Tired Feet
We had started our journey across Northern Ireland from our ship, Villa Vie Odyssey, the day before. Kit and I had gotten as far as...
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Richard Namikas
Sep 135 min read
So You Want to go For a Wee Walk?
I will warn you now that this is my first “Posted on the fly” blog while I am living it, written and sent straight from my phone… As most...
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Richard Namikas
Sep 85 min read
The Nearly Impossible Serendipity
Dusty had laid down for a nap, and I was taking a walk around the ship to pass a little time. The mood was generally positive onboard as...
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