Ott’s Page
Double click on the pictures to see a larger view, to read its caption, AND to read commentary on the picture. Ott gives more detail on the circumstances behind the pictures….
8th grader Ott Lindstom is on a ’round-the-world sail with his family for the 2007/2008 school year. One of his assignments from his “home sail school” is to write an ongoing account of his adventures. Here you will find his latest posts and also be able to respond to him in the blogosphere. Please enjoy! You won’t be disappointed as Ott is also a “world class” writer and makes the adventure come alive on the printed page. You can read Ott’s postings by either clicking on the hyperlink below and downloading or by reading the comment column.Feel free to post a comment below. Ott is checking regularly! 
Ott, posting #3, Sleeping in Salem
Ott, posting #4, Fear of the Noodle
Ott, posting #5, Crashing of the Boat!
Ott, posting #6, Slow! Demonic Forces at Work
Ott, posting #7, Jan08, Bring ‘Em Back Photographed
Ott, posting #8, Feb08, Fiesta Key Westa
Ott, posting #9, March08, What is Snow?
Ott, posting #10, April08, Back in the USFCW (United States of Freezing Cold Weather)
Ott’s last posting, May08, Boat Wars
Some views from the trip! Double click on the picture to enlarge and to read the caption. Double click on the images below to read the caption, read Ott’s commentary, and/or leave a comment about the picture.
6 new pictures, May08!
3 new pictures! March 2008
February 2008
Pictures (December 10, 2007)!
42 Responses to “Ott’s Page”
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Hey Ott, it’s your uncle Steve.
Great stuff; sounds like the typical rotten beginning to a wonderful adventure. Reminds me of someones’ visit to the Prancing Pony. Maybe not quite a dangerous.
Look forward to hearing more about the trip from your view after reading your Mom’s version. And hope to see you all in the Chesapeake. There ARE sharks in the Bay; I saw one with my own eyes when I lived there, so keep a lookout posted.
Steve Ashby
Ott- Love your first entry! Let me know if you see any pirates- I’ve always wanted to meet one- especially if he looks like Johnny Depp from Pirates of the Caribbean. By the way, how’s the algebra? Everyone says hi! from class & we’re missing your sense of humor. Also, I’m embarrassed to say that this is the first time I’ve “blogged”. I guess you can teach an old dog new tricks!
Hang in there. Think of us when it starts to snow and you’re still a lovely shade of tan…
Mrs. Roberts and the Algebra Crew
Hi everyone! Thanks for responding to my blog! I’m somewhere in Maine at the moment (Waiting for hurricane season to be over!)
Ott
PS
More columns coming soon!
How could I forget anybody? I have a photographic memory! Oh, okay, I also have the yearbook, so I guess I cheated a little. Hehehehehehe, I’m so evil
Ott
These anti-spam words are so non-sequiter. Sorry, just thinking out loud.
Ott
Hey - Ott I have one of those photogenic minds also… it looks great on film! hehehe
Mrs. R.
Hey Ott,
I am envious of your trip. It will be an experience you will never forget. Keep up the good blogging and we will be waiting for the next episode. Take lots of pictures!
Ms. Riley
Hello Ott! What an amazing adventure already…just for the simple reason that you and your family are doing this!! We missed seeing you this summer, but know as the winds are changing here on the shores of Lake Michigan we’re praying for great weather and God’s protection all around you. Your journal postings are thoroughly enjoyable and beautifully written…and witty to say the least! Keep it up-we can’t wait for more! Sounds as tho’ you are greatly missed at your school, but how cool is it to be the adventurer and stay in touch this way?!!?
Love from the Richert family five
Thank you, everyone, for sending me responses on the blog. Unfortunately, to those of you who have asked me to e-mail you directly, the internet situation is not reliable on the boat. Sorry! I will try to answer all questions in future postings.
Ott
Ahoy matey! You should work on a pirate murder/mystery/adventure story for the literary magazine this year. Otherwise, the magazine will miss its star author! Keep us in mind during your literary pursuits. And, I look forward to more postings in the future.
Mr. hoelscher
p.s. Charlie, my three-year-old son, is very jealous you may run into pirates.
Hi, Ott. You don’t know me, and I’ve never met you in person, but I’ve heard plenty about you from your mom, Jessica. She and I were roommates in graduate school at Indiana University-Bloomington about six kajillion years ago. She used to sit in the middle of our dorm room and play the cello, something that seemed an impossible deed to me. (I played the flute and didn’t understand stringed instruments.)
Your mom and I were both teaching assistants for IU’s German Department, and we both foolishly agreed to teach 7:30 a.m. German 101 classes. At least I had the great pleasure of throwing chalk and erasers at drowsing students and screeching, “If I’m awake at this hour, so are you!”
I hope German is your favorite language in the whole world.
Like your mom, I’m not a techie. I can easily imagine letting my fingers walk away from my computer, even though I’ve owned and operated the wretched things since 1985. I laughed wildly about how you were going to need to have your cold, dead fingers pried from your keyboard. I don’t own an iPod. I don’t even use my cell phone much. I don’t have a BlackBerry. Or a laptop.
Hope you enjoy the trip, even if it means less computer time for you.
Hazel Blumberg in Tallahassee, Florida, who hopes to see all you folks whenever you get near southern Georgia or northern Florida
I notice no one has commented on how my boat crashed into another boat yet (Really). So…please read column number 4.
Ott
You are doing a great job Ott! Keep up the great writing!
>O i told you not to get eaten by a spuid!!!!
hi there its me sky_feather, one of the observationists from the underground newspaper! ott, im really sad that u left, ans it feels wierd to talk to u only through the computer. i wih yod come back!!
hey, ott. where are you on the map?
For the person who asked where we are now: we are in Oxford, Maryland, about ready to turn the boat over to Hinckley workers to fix various “glitches” and are going to spend Thanksgiving in Annapolis, Maryland, with my grandparents.
Ott
hey ott it’s shannon! i’ve missed you sooooo much….when you coming back?! i so cant wait to see you uhhhhh….whenever you get back…bye!
Ott , that is crap that you are gone well yeah uh Tommorrow is Thanksgiving and I cant wait cause Friday we are going to Disney world in Florida! how cool is that? well i’ll take a bunch of pics 4 u but what is really sad, is when you get back, I am moving to river hollow in the summer. well bye bye niebor
Summer:}p
are you going to be going anywhere away from the states?
From Annapolis (where we still are) we head to Florida. From Florida, we’ll be heading to the Bahamas and then onto the British and US Virgin Islands. We might also stop in Puerto Rico.
Ott
hi……i think thats it…. man, im good at procrationation…
Hmm.. Quite an Adventure. Please continue to elaborate. I am looking forward to reading more!
wow. those are beautiful pictures you took, ott. you should email some to us at the underground email. wed love it!
undewrground 8
Hey Ott,
It sounds like your having fun and reading a lot hope you deside to come back
Morgan
hola otto! just here to say hey and wish safety and stuff towatds wherever ya headed!ttyl
Happy New Year.
when are you coming back to jackson?
We are returning to Jackson in August of this year.
hey ottster!! hehehe ottster. hahahaha. HHHHYYYYPPPPEEEERRRR!!!!!
so whats up? where are you now? did u get cool stuff for xmas? KKKEEEEWWWWLLLL!! kewl. yep. okbye.
wow. that whole um, “crashing of the boat” incedent sounded very scary. its a good thing that you didnt know that you could have become whale chow, though. oh and by the way, you had rum cake? R-U-M cake?
hahaha
tessa
btw, i cant wait until august comes ^-^
Wow, you’re right Ott. People do… make interesting comments. Lookin’ forward to your next posting, this whole thing so far sounds very ill-fated. You best not take “Octopus Garden” so seriously, you can drown in the ocean you know.
*funk music*
so are you coming back next year?
Yes. In August (I answered that question earlier).
I will see you in AUGUST.
You should of been with me for spring break, I saw a lady with a do-rag (spelling?) and I thought I’ve seen some stuff…
Muffins are just ugly cupcakes
(but we love them anyway.)
hey ott just wantin to say hey…hopfully i’ll see you b4 i leave T_T…i might move to florida and i would hate to miss not sayin bye to all my bff’s…anyway i miss ya and wish safety and stuff to you and ya family…see ya when evers possible..shannon
The trip (at least the boat part) is over! I’m in a hotel now and will be back in michigan in about a week.
haha i wonder how many ppl come on here during the summer. but any way wb soon
tessa, i hope you know that when you bake rum cake, the achohol evaporates. i made an italian cake with an italian liquor, and it was good
and didn’t taste like mouthwash…
oh, also the fair was fun. tessa and i went around asking people about they’re hair. one guy styled his hair with elmers glue. i have it on tape too ^^
!!!!!CAUTION!!!!!
manatee area.