The Sunday Read: 'Alone at Sea'
The Daily3 Mai 2020

The Sunday Read: 'Alone at Sea'

For Aleksander Doba, pitting himself against the wide-open sea — storms, sunstroke, monotony, hunger and loneliness — is a way to feel alive in old age. Today, listen to the story of one man who chose to paddle toward the existential crisis that is life, crossing the Atlantic alone in a kayak. Three times.

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