There must be easier ways to achieve madness than rowing a boat across the ocean. For example, you could just work for the Post Office. Brad On Tue, Feb 21, 2012 at 10:45 AM, Mark Sanders <marksanders_at_sandmarks.net>wrote: > Seems he learned on his first trip the most essential thing to bring on > his next trip was a woman! > > Mark > > On 2/21/2012 1:51 AM, Jackie Myers wrote: > > In 1969, after six months alone on the Atlantic battling storms, > sharks and encroaching madness, John Fairfax, who died this month at > 74, became the first lone oarsman in recorded history to traverse any > ocean. > > > > > http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/19/us/john-fairfax-who-rowed-across-oceans-dies-at-74.html?_r=3&partner=MYWAY&ei=5065 *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Tue Feb 21 2012 - 12:29:03 PST
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