Traveling the World With a 71-Year Old Kayaker
Traveling the World With a 71-Year Old Kayaker
At the age of 34, Aleksander Doba paddled his first kayak. From there began a love affair with the sea that continues nearly four decades later. Driven by a fearless curiosity, Aleksander took to exploring the world from the seat of a kayak. In 2017, at the age of 70, he kayaked across the Atlantic for the third time, spending 110 days solo at sea. His entire journey from New Jersey to Brittany, France, took him 5,039 miles across the ocean, battling tropical storms and treacherous waves. For some, his expeditions seem impossible, but with every new adventure, Aleksander discovers a new, beautiful way to see the world.
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Carry on dear sir. Keep doin you!
Thats called living we all are just surviving
Wtf
He’ll die smilling, no regret, no blaming.
when you want to go to other cities except you dont have money
Kto z Polski i jest dumny z tego człowieka niech da łapkę w górę
HEY I’M POLISH TOO!!!
Respekt😃👏👏👏💕
2:08 THE LEGS!!!!!
Pray for him pls
dang
"Illuminati confirmed"
it is never to late to do something. leave your smartphone at home for just 24h and start exploring
Polak potrafi! <3
tak
What is he eating on his trips
(___/)
(• w • )
(> <)
Jestem Polakiem i jestem z tego dumny !!!
The devotion that the guy has for venturing is amazing
That’s a hell of a video! Such amazing shots!
Absolutely Amazing! Inspiration
You know what a 70 years old polish guy do? Well, whatever the fuck he wants.
To dopiero polak a nie jakiś Lewandowski
I am polish☺☺☺
*this has got to be the best pirate I’ve ever seen* …
OOOOO coś z polski w końcu
Tytanic nie dal rady na atlantyku.A pan aleksander kajakiem sobie przplynął cały atlantyk.
I think this comes to show how bad of a turn it was when we started farming and stopped traveling ages ago.
Once i was sitting next to him on the train. He was telling stories, and all off them were emazing. I remembered one in particular. He told me that his biggest dream was to see a live shark, and once small one swam next to his kayak, and he dared to touch it. He is such an extraordinary man.
Super!!!
He is a legend
Poland Police XD
Niesamowity 😃
nie tak do mozsa😅😅😅😅
I am Polish! Ja jestem Polska!
(___/)
(• w •)
(> <)
Old man and the sea
awesome!!!!
This man is an inspiration. Reminds me of my grandpa who loves to cycle long distances. I think he feels it keeps him young
110 days at sea alone? what does he eat and drink?
how does he have the money to eat then?
nie tak do mozsa😅😅
Agree with others, that’s not a kayak. Paddles don’t make it so. There is a separate category for row boats. Ed Gillet kayaked from Monterey CA to Hawaii, a 2,200 mile trip in 1987. Another amazing story is Oskar Speck who Kayaked from Germany to Australia from 1932-1939.
olek to moj idol przysięgam
Amazing !
I read 7 year old kayaker but looked at the thumbnail like, "Maybe he started at 7?" lol Still very cool.
If I ever see this Polack’s boat I will ram and sink it
nie tak do mozsa😅😅😅😅
Polska !
😀🇵🇱🇵🇱🇵🇱❤️