16yrl GIRL went around the world in a small boat.

eyedclaar

Dissidentman wrote:

eyedclaar wrote:

Big deal. I've put several children, much younger than 16, in boats and pushed them out to sea.

Can I trouble you to baby sit?

Possibly. How heavy a load can he/she carry?

Dissidentman

eyedclaar wrote:

Dissidentman wrote:

eyedclaar wrote:

Big deal. I've put several children, much younger than 16, in boats and pushed them out to sea.

Can I trouble you to baby sit?

Possibly. How heavy a load can he/she carry?

There will be five this weekend, and I suspect in those numbers they could carry their own boat.

chadwick

eyedclaar wrote:

Big deal. I've put several children, much younger than 16, in boats and pushed them out to sea.

as a viking that's how they teach us to be seaworthy children.
i sailed the seas myself @ the age of 2.
by the age of 5 i had discovered 14 continents.

Dissidentman

chadwick wrote:

eyedclaar wrote:

Big deal. I've put several children, much younger than 16, in boats and pushed them out to sea.

as a viking that's how they teach us to be seaworthy children.
i sailed the seas myself @ the age of 2.
by the age of 5 i had discovered 14 continents.

14 continents??? You should write a book or something!

chadwick

Dissidentman wrote:

chadwick wrote:

eyedclaar wrote:

Big deal. I've put several children, much younger than 16, in boats and pushed them out to sea.

as a viking that's how they teach us to be seaworthy children.
i sailed the seas myself @ the age of 2.
by the age of 5 i had discovered 14 continents.

14 continents??? You should write a book or something!

i made a movie about it when i was 9.
here's the website.
http://www.imthegreatestexplorerintheuniverse.org

Dissidentman

chadwick wrote:

Dissidentman wrote:

chadwick wrote:

as a viking that's how they teach us to be seaworthy children.
i sailed the seas myself @ the age of 2.
by the age of 5 i had discovered 14 continents.

14 continents??? You should write a book or something!

i made a movie about it when i was 9.
here's the website.
http://www.imthegreatestexplorerintheuniverse.org

Funny, that website pulls up this picture....

chadwick

Dissidentman wrote:

Funny, that website pulls up this picture....

that's right...
that was me last week when i was a pigeon.
all part of sailing the seas and shitting on people.

mikalina

chadwick wrote:

Dissidentman wrote:

Funny, that website pulls up this picture....

that's right...
that was me last week when i was a pigeon.
all part of sailing the seas and shitting on people.

I've got the giggles - I can't stop laughing today !!!!!!!!!!!

chadwick

mikalina wrote:

chadwick wrote:

Dissidentman wrote:

Funny, that website pulls up this picture....

that's right...
that was me last week when i was a pigeon.
all part of sailing the seas and shitting on people.

I've got the giggles - I can't stop laughing today !!!!!!!!!!!

we do what we can.

Dissidentman

I wonder if she came across the man in the boat?

chadwick

Dissidentman wrote:

I wonder if she came across the man in the boat?

men are old.
we're talkin about sailors age 12 and under.
has this girl discovered any continents yet?

norm

"Let's face it, life is dangerous. How many teenagers die in car accident?" Abby Sunderland's father, Laurence Sunderland, told "Good Morning America."

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2 ... urday.html

eyedclaar

It is true. Living is 100% fatal. No point hiding in a marshmallow padded bunker praying you aren't burnt up in a meteorite strike. The last couple of days I have been telling people about my backpacking trip in next week in Yellowstone amongst the wolves, lions, and bears and I keep expecting people to express their enthusiasm, possibly even jealousy, but instead, I have been met with a universal, "Why in God's name would you do something like that? Are you crazy?"

Um, because I like to feel alive. I mean, as long as I'm living, I might as well act alive.

norm

eyedclaar wrote:

It is true. Living is 100% fatal. No point hiding in a marshmallow padded bunker praying you aren't burnt up in a meteorite strike. The last couple of days I have been telling people about my backpacking trip in next week in Yellowstone amongst the wolves, lions, and bears and I keep expecting people to express their enthusiasm, possibly even jealousy, but instead, I have been met with a universal, "Why in God's name would you do something like that? Are you crazy?"

i'm jealous...not about the camping thing (sorry, i'm too much of a city boy :oops: ) but i need to desperately get into the mountains

eyedclaar wrote:

Um, because I like to feel alive. I mean, as long as I'm living, I might as well act alive.

weird, as i read that, alive from msg2 started...are you in my office?? :shock:

eyedclaar

norm wrote:

eyedclaar wrote:

It is true. Living is 100% fatal. No point hiding in a marshmallow padded bunker praying you aren't burnt up in a meteorite strike. The last couple of days I have been telling people about my backpacking trip in next week in Yellowstone amongst the wolves, lions, and bears and I keep expecting people to express their enthusiasm, possibly even jealousy, but instead, I have been met with a universal, "Why in God's name would you do something like that? Are you crazy?"

i'm jealous...not about the camping thing (sorry, i'm too much of a city boy :oops: ) but i need to desperately get into the mountains

eyedclaar wrote:

Um, because I like to feel alive. I mean, as long as I'm living, I might as well act alive.

weird, as i read that, alive from msg2 started...are you in my office?? :shock:

Like a slain Obi Wan Kenobi, I am everywhere!

polaris_x

eyedclaar wrote:

It is true. Living is 100% fatal. No point hiding in a marshmallow padded bunker praying you aren't burnt up in a meteorite strike. The last couple of days I have been telling people about my backpacking trip in next week in Yellowstone amongst the wolves, lions, and bears and I keep expecting people to express their enthusiasm, possibly even jealousy, but instead, I have been met with a universal, "Why in God's name would you do something like that? Are you crazy?"

Um, because I like to feel alive. I mean, as long as I'm living, I might as well act alive.

the beauty of the backcountry is that it isn't for everyone ... i've been to jellystone twice and haven't had the opportunity to do the multi-day backpacking trip there or in the tetons but will one day ...

LikeAnOcean

eyedclaar wrote:

It is true. Living is 100% fatal. No point hiding in a marshmallow padded bunker praying you aren't burnt up in a meteorite strike. The last couple of days I have been telling people about my backpacking trip in next week in Yellowstone amongst the wolves, lions, and bears and I keep expecting people to express their enthusiasm, possibly even jealousy, but instead, I have been met with a universal, "Why in God's name would you do something like that? Are you crazy?"

Um, because I like to feel alive. I mean, as long as I'm living, I might as well act alive.

Certainly.. but where would you personally draw the line?


Spend a year in the wilderness?

Climb Everest?

Sail the world by yourself?

Sky diving without a parachute?


We certainly all die, and your chances of surviving your trip will be quite high, but everyone has a limit, when the chances of survival reach a certain level..

eyedclaar

polaris_x wrote:

eyedclaar wrote:

It is true. Living is 100% fatal. No point hiding in a marshmallow padded bunker praying you aren't burnt up in a meteorite strike. The last couple of days I have been telling people about my backpacking trip in next week in Yellowstone amongst the wolves, lions, and bears and I keep expecting people to express their enthusiasm, possibly even jealousy, but instead, I have been met with a universal, "Why in God's name would you do something like that? Are you crazy?"

Um, because I like to feel alive. I mean, as long as I'm living, I might as well act alive.

the beauty of the backcountry is that it isn't for everyone ... i've been to jellystone twice and haven't had the opportunity to do the multi-day backpacking trip there or in the tetons but will one day ...

Yes, yes you should. Say, where in Kanada should I backpack considering I like to wrestle big scary animals? Or at least look at them from a somewhat safe distance...

eyedclaar

LikeAnOcean wrote:

Certainly.. but where would you personally draw the line?


We certainly all die, and your chances of surviving your trip will be quite high, but everyone has a limit, when the chances of survival reach a certain level..

Actually, when you consider the odds and statistics, I would be putting myself in much more peril by visiting say New York for the weekend. Interesting how these perceptions about wilderness and wild animals even still exist. Of course, I go out of my way to play up the danger, mostly just to keep others out. People are terrified of wolves. Wolves won't bother people at all. People love dogs. Dogs kill and maim people every day. Go figure.

LikeAnOcean

eyedclaar wrote:

LikeAnOcean wrote:

Certainly.. but where would you personally draw the line?


We certainly all die, and your chances of surviving your trip will be quite high, but everyone has a limit, when the chances of survival reach a certain level..

Actually, when you consider the odds and statistics, I would be putting myself in much more peril by visiting say New York for the weekend. Interesting how these perceptions about wilderness and wild animals even still exist. Of course, I go out of my way to play up the danger, mostly just to keep others out. People are terrified of wolves. Wolves won't bother people at all. People love dogs. Dogs kill and maim people every day. Go figure.

The wildlife is not what would worry me. Getting lost or injured is what I'd be more concerned about.