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Voyage Nearing Its End

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Could you spend 509 days alone in the middle of the ocean? Laura Dekker from the Netherlands is nearing the completion of her journey and when she does she will become the youngest person to do so. What has she done you might ask? She will become the youngest person to sail around the globe. As of 1/12/12 she was on day 509 with a possible 12 more days to go before she completes her trip. She left the island of St. Maarten (Which is a few miles east of Puerto Rico) in January 2011 after first traveling there across the Atlantic from Portugal.

While my opening line may have been a little false, she did come into contact other people along the way, she has completed the act of actually sailing all on her own. She originally had this idea when she was just 14 but was blocked by a Dutch court who made her first take a first aid course and make some adjustments to her vessel before departing.

More Pictures and a link to her own website here.

What did you want to do with your life when you were 14?
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  1. de Blau boerJanuary 12, 2012 at 10:13 PM

    You know what. She actually looks a lot like someone I know. And she has a Dutch last name....Don't get any ideas.

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