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Adventure

Xpu-Ha

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Where else can you look at a monkey on your right, an alligator on your left, and then go snorkeling in an estuary 20 yards away?

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The 2009 Cross Bay Swim in Pictures

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This past summer, July, 2008 I swam 5.25 miles in open ocean for the Cross Bay Swim. It was excruciating but so much fun.

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My Cross Bay Swim

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20 months preparation for the hardest 3 hours of my life.

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My Open Water Swim Team

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Open water swimming in the ocean is dangerous; lucky I had a great team.

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What Would Moses Do?

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I finished reading Walking the Bible. It was an amazing account of a man getting (back) in touch with his religion by visiting the real-world geographical locations of the Hebrew Bible – the first 5 chapters of the Christian Bible. Starting in Turkey where Noah’s ark is thought to have landed, he traces a route [...]

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Who’s the Guy in the Wetsuit?

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After 3 months of curious looks on shore and quizzical expressions from boaters and fishermen, I think introductions are in order.

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Why I Entered the 5.25 Mile Cross Bay Swim

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I didn’t set out to swim 5.25 miles. It just sort of turned out that way.

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Useful Munich Links

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Headed to Munich for Oktoberfest very soon. Here are a few links my compatriots have found useful. Munich Airport Munich’s own website Munich Transit Any sites that you think we’ll find useful on our trip?

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5.25 Mile Ocean Swim – in Pictures

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It is difficult to comprehend how far 5.25 miles over sea is until you’ve been swimming in open water yourself.

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Hacking the Empire State Building

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Want to see the Empire State Building? Want to see it without fighting the crowds? Then do what the locals do, do what I did when I took my friends to NYC earlier this year, buy the tickets online and save a bunch of time. Visiting the iconic building is kind of like playing that [...]

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