A Solo Trans-Atlantic Kayak Expedition by Aleksander Doba

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It never ceases to amaze me when spectacular achievements go unnoticed by today's media, it seems that half the population of the UK knows Jordan's most recent bust size and the day to day habits of relatively talentless characters are documented for all to see yet a solo kayak journey across the Atlantic by a 65 year old man isn't brought to the attention of anyone!

The 65 year old Pole, created the rather strange looking kayak in Szczecin and transported it to Senegal where he set off across the Atlantic Ocean on the 26.10.2010, arriving in the Brazilian fishing village of Acarau just over 3 months later on the 02.02.2010.

Samuel Hearne - An English explorer ahead of his time

Samuel Hearne made history by being the first European to walk from Hudson Bay to the Arctic Ocean, unlike his contemporaries Hearne soon realised that the best way to succeed was to do what the locals do.

Today there are few if any places in the world that haven't been explored which doesn't necessary make our feats less outstanding but it's easier to copy the pioneers and fortunately Samuel Hearne wrote in great detail about his journey, the customs of the native population, bushcraft and a bloody battle at the massacre of Bloody Falls.

Long out of copyright, this outstanding read is freely available:

Hearne, Samuel - A Journey from Prince of Wales's Fort ... to the Northern Ocean (1795)