A couple quotes that resonated

Matt Rutherford is circumnavigating the Americas by sailboat, alone. He has this to say 8 months and 20,000 miles in: "Lonely to the point where anything living is comforting. A bird, a fish, even a barnacle. I think I’m beyond lonely."

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And about Lake Vostok in the Antarctica:  "...pristine Lake Vostok — which hasn’t felt the wind for over 20 million years..."

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