: Polish guy 'Olek' is week to ten days off coast of Brazil after 88
: days on Atlantic in his bid to cross from Africa.
: Interesting kayak design, similar to the one by two Australians
: that crossed Tasman Sea, but this one has superstructure above
: the paddler that provides floatation and assists it to be self
: righting. It's 23 ft long and 39 inches at the beam... it's the
: 1200 1b load that would be the killer. His Polish paddling
: partner from a first attempt (woman) tried to cross recently in
: a home built stripper... She made the mistake of staying in
: Africa too long (two weeks) and got malaria.
: html.transatlanticblogspot.com and aleksanderdoba.pl
: Transatlantic Kayak Expedition. I'm inspired but I think I'll
: just run a few rivers next spring... wew, back to the couch for
: now.
: Michael

I googled him, man, that's a wild and crazy guy. I didn't research much more, but it makes me wonder - what kind of person pursues such an arduous, dangerous activity? And more importantly, how does he afford it? (I'd like to be in the position where I could, but just say 'no'...)