http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-zac-sunderland6-2009jul06,0,6103005.story
The Los Angeles Times story linked above is about my new personal hero. Zac Sunderland is on the final leg of a 13-month odyssey circumnavigating the globe. The article describes the adversities this young man has encountered in his remarkable journey.
Pirates, treacherous straits, incorrect satellite beacons, 15 foot seas, gale-force winds, freighter near-miss, (continues on for hours) ... Needless to say Zac will have great cocktail moments, yet not all harrowing. He has seen some exhilarating moments as well, such as ubiquitous hospitality, native greetings on the Marshal Island, the unbelievable moments of awe and speed.
He can also claim to have seen rampant poverty and unrest. Routinely repairing in 3rd world ports, Zac has seen a world very few have seen. He has seen that part of the world that you don't see if you're on a cruise and happen to stop at a Bahaman Island.
His journey is an amazing globe-trotting roller-coaster ride. How many people can claim to have experienced something as such? When Zac reaches home, he'll also reach that incredible plateau of Magellan.
This story is personally befitting, as sailing the globe is something I must do before my time is up. He definitely has a leg up on me, as his family is in shipwrighting, and as I'm in a landlocked state. Someday. Since he will be the youngest, maybe I can be the oldest.
Until you can wish me good luck, wish Zac well on the last leg of his journey, as he is due to arrive home in around 2 weeks.
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