Jessican rabbit (sic)
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These guys have had nowhere near as much publicity, I guess they are more the get on with it types.
WTF?
There's really no comparrison between taking an Airvan around the world (landing every night, having hot showers, eating fresh fruit and veg, being able to wait out the storms, seeing people etc etc etc) and what Jessica Watson has [very nearly] done. The only thing easier about Jessica's trip is not having to sit on one of those horrible seats (at least this one is turbocharged, that'll help with a bit of altitude and speed).
Of course, the Airvan trip is by far an incredible undertaking, something akin to my ambition to fly a lighty trans-Pacific (I very nearly got to fly a C210 across once).
Good luck Ken and Tim.
FRQ CB