Re: [Texascavers] an interesting news story

2019-05-08 Thread Bill Bentley
My Dad communicated with the RA and RA II expeditions in 1969 and 1970 on Amateur Radio. As a kid I remember him marking with thumbtacks their location progress on a National Geographic Map on the wall. Bill On Wed, May 8, 2019, 12:56 PM Steve Keselik wrote: > Interesting story, I'd like to

Re: [Texascavers] an interesting news story

2019-05-08 Thread Steve Keselik
Interesting story, I'd like to see someone do it in a shipping container!. I've heard there are lots of them afloat and cause danger to boat navigation. I've also been a big fan of Thor Heyerdahl and Kon-Tiki since I was a kid. We had the picture book. Another interesting man who may still hold

Re: [Texascavers] an interesting news story

2019-05-08 Thread Bill Bentley
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kon-Tiki_expedition On 5/8/2019 10:15 AM, David wrote: It is very hard in 2019 to find a feel-good news story. So I thought I would share this in case you did not see it. https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/barrel-atlantic-crossing-arrival-scli-intl/index.html He

[Texascavers] an interesting news story

2019-05-08 Thread David
It is very hard in 2019 to find a feel-good news story. So I thought I would share this in case you did not see it. https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/barrel-atlantic-crossing-arrival-scli-intl/index.html He crossed the ocean at 2 miles per hour - using no sail.