Quote:
Originally Posted by gsxrken
2 quick remarks- the PARFy element would probably revolve around “what were they were trying to distract us from” by manipulating the media to run front page (kid-falls-in-well) stories about how many hours of O2 they might have left. When they knew it imploded days ago. That’s easy grist for the PARF mill.
Other thing is your kayaking tale is remarkable! What a wonderful experience that was and I wish I was there. Thanks for telling it,
|
Here’s the article he wrote, some years after the crossing. Then he and Katie opened a sea kayak shop and trip company in Orange county, which is where I met him. After I left SoCal, I heard that he’d left the kayaking business and become a schoolteacher. I recall he had an English degree and I always thought he was a born teacher.
Marblehead Magazine Ed Gillette: California to Hawaii
He never tried to get any publicity from his feat, that little article is all he ever wrote about it, until recently when he finally wrote a book about the now long-ago feat. Actually, no, I see that someone else wrote it.
https://www.amazon.com/Pacific-Alone-Untold-Kayakings-Boldest/dp/149302681X/ref=nodl_?dplnkId=715949c2-b0bc-48fc-9d80-08b4cd75ecde