Ok, so a take off of swimming to Cambodia, but seriously, I paddled 32 miles around Manhattan island on Saturday. Took me ten hours but it was fantastic. Didn't sleep well the night before as i rarely do in hotels, and got up so fast when the alarm clock went off, that I had a bout of vertigo and almost didn't make the trip. There were just under 200 of us that put in at the north end of Manhattan. Went down the Hudson past hells gate and the battery, up the east river and back up the Harlem river before reaching the Hudson and the point where we put in. Put in at 9am and got back at 7:30. Had two patrol boats escorting us and four jet skis, plus we were in touch with the coast guard. Every one had a two way radio. Best part was the four or five foot swells from the ships that went by. Stopped for three breaks and had TV cameras following us at one point. No one capsized, not even me, but a couple of people had to drop out. Fantastic trip!
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