Matthew's Opinion: How About This Kid?

Tuesday, January 02, 2007

He is 14 years old, will be the youngest to ever cross the Atlantic alone...

He spent six and a half weeks at sea alone, how many would even allow their kids to do that? I say more should...

Back to school after 6 weeks crossing the Atlantic alone

His web site...

Joshua Goodling said...: Yes, I heard about that. Of course his dad was in a yacht not far behind him the entire way....but it's still a very admirable event and I'm sure an awesome experience.

I like what his mother had to say about it:

“I did get quite scared when I found out he had to tie a rope around his waist and dive into the water to fix something, and when he was talking about sharks. But you cannot expect your kids not to go out. You don’t want them staying at home, fixed to the computer. They need to be out there, fulfilling their ambitions, otherwise life will pass them by. I just wish more kids had the opportunity to do these things.”; 1/03/2007 8:13 AM
Petra said...: pretty cool.; 1/04/2007 11:11 AM
Daniel said...: Now that I'm back from our whirlwind vacation time, I hope to stay connected with the blogs again. I'm sure you've missed my comments - :-).; 1/04/2007 1:35 PM
Matthew said...: LOL... We have Daniel... No one has been very active though... Hope you had a relaxing vacation though!; 1/04/2007 2:02 PM