http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/April_459/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from April_459 en-us Fri, 08 Jan 2010 01:12:46 +0000 Fri, 08 Jan 2010 01:12:46 +0000 Pan Pan Pan this is element quest element quest element quest... we are in distress Dear jesus please make those words stop swirling around in my head in the same fashion as the red bull can floating in the corner of my room.The possibility of death was great in my mind and my heat. The boys will tell you another story but to watch a boat fill with at least 4 feet of water spraying in ever dir http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/New-Hampshire/Portsmouth/blog-407267.html Holey We're sailing out today and its scary business. The weather is bad and the mood on the boat seems to me to be sheer terror. I'm listening to the new nofx album wrapping up loose ends in Portsmouth then we're off to New York. We're going to do a quick run through in the rain when I get back. It feels a little like everyones always waiting on me but I may be mildly neurotic maybe. Not m http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/New-Hampshire/Portsmouth/blog-406911.html Its been an interesting past few nights sailing out still seems like a distant and unreal event. The weathers been perfect here sunny days cool crisp nights but apparently its all going to change quickly. We're still waiting for banks and lawyers to settle things out so we'll be leaving at the latest wednesday. In the mean time our collection of local friends is growing. I'm going to miss this http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/New-Hampshire/Portsmouth/blog-406907.html Getting ready to set sail tomorrow.. tensions are still high but so are hopes. Nothing a little blue sky can't cure. Living in this town must be a simpler life. Young kids don't seem to be wreckless and out of control. Everything is closed on Sundays and people stroll through the park while 'raindrops keep falling on my head' plays on a stereo run by an elderly couple holding hands. This as all de http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/New-Hampshire/Portsmouth/blog-406266.html This mission is beginning to feel a little aimless. We've had to make a few adjustments to the itinerary and its wearing on everyones nerves. Tight deadlines shift to a loose but busy dictatorship of sorts. The bitter tone is likely due to the sleep deprivation. Awaiting the captains arrival last night and the suspense of lack of certainty caused heartache and ended in heartfilled drinks and talks http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/New-Hampshire/Portsmouth/blog-405973.html Each time the bridge lifts to let a boat through a siren that sounds much like one from concentration camps in movies. There are two bridges right by our dock our home the government dock. Its almost become a relaxing sounds as the boat lulls us all to sleep like a child in mothers arms. But an unfortunate side effect as come from this ever so relaxing feeling. Sea legs are being developed and l http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Maine/blog-405587.html Little did we know that down the unlit street a dead end lead to a hatchet torn fence with a white cat whos plans were a little suspicious. Dunken doughnuts and gas station food while talking to locals i do believe i'm in anytown usa judging by the looks on all of their faces as we power walk through the town this morning. Our jaws are achy from the tension caused by last nights tomtom mishaps. http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Vermont/Newport/blog-404993.html Well folks looks as though I'll be going on yet another mystical journey This time I only plan to be away for two weeks which is the exact length of time I managed to make it in Maldives funny enough. An old friend has purchased a 45 sailboat to sail around the world. He's selling off portions of his trip to help with the cost of the boat and I happen to be 'funemployed' at just the r http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Ontario/Barrie/blog-403708.html I couldn't help but to make an entry from Dubai for the very purpose of the title. The dust from the city prevented me from seeing anything from above but the airport isn't as impressive as I had heard from a poolside stranger. It looks as though the plague has hit with hundreds of people sleeping in rows on the floor. The strangest to me were the people who tucked themselves in behind the benches http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/United-Arab-Emirates/Dubai/blog-398389.html UNO Red ants have taken over they are the ruler of all. Main quarters located in bed wardrobe and kitchen DOS Franko the rat and family.. who's excrement has found its way between my sheets TRES Little black rice like bugs who i believe are the culprit of the majority of my misery QUATRO Spiders up down sidways and in every nook and cranny CINCO I am pleased to introduce the n http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Maldives/Male-Atoll/blog-397142.html Well things are looking up yet again. But I refuse to speak too soon.. I reserve the right to keep my heart strings pulled tight and my toes stiffened out of fear of another collapse in this bipolar fairytale land. I again have power to my lap top i now can power all of my electronics i have a money on my cell phone and Franco the fridge rat seems to be well acquainted with all that live in this http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Maldives/Male-Atoll/blog-395890.html After having the best day I could possibly imagine yesterday everything took an ugly turn. The white sand and blue water had washed any almost every worry in the world but my heart sank along with the sun. After a lengthy unpaid meeting I went to get money from a bank machine as I had finally spent all of my airport money. There was a long line up 'men' were hissing at me and saying things under http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Maldives/Male-Atoll/blog-395603.html Well I've just gotten in after three days of being in transit. Best shower I've had for awhile. They wanted me to go straight to the school but I really need to lie down in an actual lying down fashion. Maybe unpack I made my first Maldivian purchase.. TP Woot I apologize about the lack of excitement andor detail but i'm pretty much an empty shell of some sort of brain eating living dead at th http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Maldives/Male-Atoll/blog-394594.html Half way and half a day to sit and wait Wayy too sleepy and frankly feeling a little ill Every time i find the perfect place to sleep i blink and people are looking for a place to sit so i feel guilty and leave looks like its that time again. I haven't much to say lack of proper sleep has already go the best of me. Next stop paradise. http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Greater-London/Heathrow-Airport/blog-394342.html So it's almost been a year since my last post and my have things changed. I'm now a certified ESL teacher I just accepted a job offer to work in Maldives for a year. Today is Thursday I got the email with the initial job posting on Tuesday contract on Wednesday shots today.. fly out on Sunday It's hard to keep the language clean when talking about the insanity that has become this week This http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Ontario/Barrie/blog-393378.html Well..A year ago I had just returned from Thailand and I've got quite the travel itch now. I'm considering moving to Ecuador to teach English. Maybe to British Columbia to do who knows what.We shall see.. http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Ontario/Barrie/blog-314387.html In polluted bangkok checking out the markets with my lovely friend Louise i'm dying to come home but terrified of it at the same timea little nervous about bringing my belongings home.. i had bed bugs on the beach and you know how they say good night don't let the bed bugs bite welli didn't they feasted on me once when i realized that if i slept mummified in my sleeping sack they wouldn't bit http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Thailand/Central-Thailand/Bangkok/blog-191935.html well i'm still ill but i'm working on it it looks like travel blog has recovered some of my entries and guess whati'll be home in one weekisn't that the strangest thingme thinks soi'm thinking of leaving the island and spending a little time in bangkok with a friend i've made along the way things are on the up and up though i'll be home in the blink of an eye http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Thailand/Central-Thailand/Ko-Samet/blog-190391.html so it appears that travel blog's server blew and lost all of my entries.. so i no longer trust it o but i'm safe and alot happier than i was still on the beach waiting to come home i dont' really have any picturesand for some reason the USB ports only on this island are slightly too small for a regular usb.. and they electricute the device your plugging into them good bye ipod.. i loved you it http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Thailand/Central-Thailand/Ko-Samet/blog-188268.html so i039ve made it to the capital of laos.. i have so much to write but the internet is still relatively expensive here as well.. relative to me being broke that islast night i drank scorpion lao lao rice whiskey with a scorpion thats been fermenting in it for awhile twas tasty i went to caves of unimaginable beauty.. i can039t wait to post pics... i have to find my usb cable first. i03 http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Laos/West/Vientiane/blog-185689.html