Whilst flicking through a glossy magazine in the late 1990s, I found an amazing article about a guy called Mike Horn. It told the amazing story of his swim down the Amazon. It wasn't just a wee swim in the jungle. It was
"the crossing of the South American continent, from the Pacific to the Atlantic, on foot, with paraglider and hydrospeed. For six months, from August 10, 1997 until January 28, 1998, Mike experienced an incredible adventure. Initially he trekked 600 km through the Peruvian Andes to find the source of the Amazon River, situated on top of Mt Mismi, 5'800m above sea level. A voyage of 6 700 kms followed, as Mike descended the Amazon River on hydrospeed until he reached the mouth of the river in the Atlantic Ocean - solo and unassisted. Travelling the entire length of the mighty Amazon solo must be one of the greatest challenges on Earth."
(If you have never seen a hydrospeed, you can get an idea by going to the activity column on the left of the screen and click "hydrospeeding the tay". There you will see my small adventure on a hydrospeed.) | 
