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TO PLAN OR NOT TO PLAN?

I am fascinated by the idea of paddling across the Bass Strait. It seems magical, backlit by golden light: Imagine floating in a tiny boat surrounded by nothing but ocean, pulling up on uninhabited islands and bunkering down for days, waiting for the weather to change, and arriving on a whole other land mass under your own power. It also seems like a proper, doable adventure, provided you have the patience, fitness and experience.

This idea of it being possible

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