Can you imagine rowing across the Atlantic Ocean from New York City to Ireland? Two men are about to do that starting on Friday
104-year-old Bertha Komor from Connecticut, checked off a wish on her bucket list when she got the chance to pet a penguin.In other words, just under eight weeks on the open ocean, in a 19-and-a-half-foot boat.
"The biggest risk in ocean rowing is separation from the boat, because if I fall over, if Gussie falls over and we're not tied to the boat, that's it, that's it," Brown said."There's no 'I'll row back and get him,' that just doesn't happen."
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