Freya Hoffmeister is an intrepid voyager as she is circumnavigating Australia in a kayak - solo - unsupported by a team.
I just sent her this limerick in the hope that she'll get a smile some quiet night.
Limerick for Freya -
There once was a paddler named Freya
She wanted to kayak Australia
We're talking circumnavigate
Amid whales, sharks and aggregate
Only brave, strong Freya could beatya!
She's tackling the elements solo
Versus headwinds, big surf, waves - go low
Oh courageous one, be the first
Never mind the fatigue and thirst
Freya Hoffmeister beats every foe!
Some writers call her the Black Widow
OK but she sure ain't no minnow!
Traversing nine thousand miles
Imagine finish line smiles
Only woman to go it solo.
Self-described as the Woman in Black
Wind in her hair, sun on her back
She's re-defined poop deck
Sanitary? What the heck?
Let's not give her grief or flak.
Her motto of "Faster is Better"
Will make Freya a record-setter
Facing conditions we would fear
She just shifts in another gear
A million euro this may net her!
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
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