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James Nestor

Half-Safe

Half-Safe

A long-form narrative by James Nestor about Ben and Elinore Carlin's attempt to circumnavigate the globe in an amphibious jeep.

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    “"It had been four full months since Ben and his wife, Elinore, steered the tiny amphibious jeep they called Half-Safe into the frigid waters of Halifax Harbor and headed east toward Africa. It was the first time anyone had tried to circumnavigate the world by land and sea in a single vehicle, let alone one that was eight times smaller than any motorized boat that had ever crossed the Atlantic. It was a harebrained scheme, and the Carlins knew it. That was the point."”

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