Paddling around Australia

[paul]

"32-year-old ultra-endurance athlete who paddled her surf ski 12,700 kilometres around the country in 254 days...

The most testing was a horror 17-day stretch across the Great Australian Bight where she made a strategic decision to paddle 500 kilometres off the coast, rather than hug the coastline, to cut 1,000 kilometres off her circumnavigation.

Facing six metre swells, huge storms and freezing Antarctic water, Hancock endured the 17 days and nights in high seas and horrendous condition, struck with seasickness."


inqld.com.au/news/2022/08/29/bonnie-paddles-her-way-into-history-books-but-dont-expect-a-victory-lap/

In ancient times the first initiation (demonstrating control over physical desires) often involved very dangerous tests.

Even today, aspirants may attempt death-defying stunts to prove control of the nature spirit that operates the physical body

[paul]

How big is Australia?

[paul]

Not wanting to start a new thread:

Interested in getting a new car so looking at Toyota ads





Notice the all electric car with complex battery under the floor. The car is shown parked so that a rogue wave could immerse the battery in salt water.

Instant write-off through shorted electronics? Instant fire?

[stewartedwards]

I will also just make this random post here, before I forget.

Paul, remember our discussion on the Sky Boat Song? I was just listening to it and was instantly transported to you. You have been protecting for a long time.

[paul]

I don't recall the discussion, but in the choir, once I understood the words about Flora, I always found the song very moving.

I suspect I was there

Though the waves leap, soft shall ye sleep,
Ocean's a royal bed.
Rocked in the deep, Flora will keep
Watch by your weary head.