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Jeff Shuck's avatar

Just amazing. Thank you so much for sharing this -- the story of the crossing, but more so, what it meant to you and the person you would become. Amazing.

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Judy McClure's avatar

Nice! I’ll enjoy any epilogue that follows.

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john tone's avatar

Thanks Richard for sharing your Voyage of Discovery. It should be a chapter in one of Julie's "Your Story" productions.

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Geneva Overholser's avatar

Wonderful! What a great adventure!

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Dawn Roberts's avatar

Love the photo of Liz. Great article.

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Julie Gammack's avatar

Thanks, Dawn!

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Jill D Brosnahan's avatar

Enjoyed this very much. Thank you for sharing it. I couldn't and wouldn't ever do something like that, but loved reading about this adventure!

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Julie Gammack's avatar

Jill, there are countless other ways to step into the unknown….I’ll bet you have an example or two, too.

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Jill D Brosnahan's avatar

Thanks! I love living vicariously through others, like Richard's story!

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C Hubbell's avatar

PS Why do they call it a SEXtant?

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Julie Gammack's avatar

CBH - Richard says a sextant is not a toy you’d pick up at a truck stop, but rather an instrument to measure an arc up to 60 degrees and sighting mechanism. Nice try.

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C Hubbell's avatar

😂

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Julie Gammack's avatar

😘

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C Hubbell's avatar

Loved this! I wish I knew how to use a sextant! 😉

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Kathi Zimpleman's avatar

Thank you, Richard. This is one that I will read over and over and over again. THANK YOU!!

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Katy Gammack's avatar

Wow! You certainly did not disappoint. Great, Richard. Thanks so much!

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