Friday, August 8, 2008
Just when you thought....
Sometimes I am truly humbled when I travel. Yesterday I received a sticky note on my motorcycle from a man who said he was flying a small airplane around the world and wanted to talk. And talk we did, Seki is from Japan and is currently flying around the world in a plane he built. Over the past several days he has flown from Canada, to Greenland, to Iceland, the Faroe Islands, and now to Norway. He is among the most humble and unassuming guys I have ever met, and his photos were the things National Geographic is made of. Imagine flying right over the tops of glaciers floating in the ocean, absolutely amazing. Whats more is he has also done such a similar trip in a gyroplane. He showed us a short video of himself flying over the Matterhorn, yes, the freakin' Matterhorn. So close he could touch it. Just amazing. The more I travel the more amazed I am by peoples adventures and I must say this guys adventures are amongst the best. What's even more interesting is that I set up his website for him. Imagine a guy doing such an adventure and lil' ole me setting up his website while sitting in Norway. I hope he posts his photos soon, because they are simply some of the most amazing I have ever seen.