This lady named Roz Savage is rowing across the Pacific Ocean which in itself is a remarkable feat. But what I think is amazing is that she is able to communicate with us from the middle of nowhere.
The reason that this is so remarkable to me is that if you view her tracker and go to the following approximate coordinates (16.9 N, 169 W) you will see Johnston Atoll - my old home. When I first arrived there in 1987 we did not have satellite phones, the Internet, nor email. Our only methods of communication were old rotary dial telephones that were hooked up to a switchboard (with limited lines out) and communications were carried through cables sitting on the floor of the Pacific Ocean. We also had a weekly flight that carried mail in and out. The phones improved around 1990 and we got the Internet and email around 1995.
My point is that in a short 20 years, a lady has the technology tools to communicate from a tiny pinpoint of fiberglass (or whatever her boat is made of) and include us in her adventure.
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