This is what happens when a mildly un-hinged former Marine, Ivy Leaguer, and university professor bags it all for a surfboard and a sleeping bag in the back of an ancient pickup truck just to follow the waves.
Monday, September 02, 2013
On behalf of all of us old time watermen [Nyad knows that means her, too, as she's not a dope]: Thanks, Diana.
Breaking: CNN reports Endurance swimmer Diana Nyad reaches Key West, becoming the first person to swim Cuba to Florida without a shark cage
— Hartford Courant (@hartfordcourant) September 2, 2013