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Retirement Plan: Transatlantic Kayak Expedition

Source: National Geographic

Instead of settling for a simple retired life, Aleksander Doba decided to kayak from Florida to Lisbon, Portugal. He is paddling his way across the Atlantic Ocean in a special kayak.

This entry was posted in Risk and Exploration and tagged Culture & Society, People on February 28, 2014 by Hilary Woods.

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