Well this has killed any desire I may ever have had at any point in time (and probably any I might have in future, to boot) to venture within 100 miles of the Amazon River.
ok determination is one thing,, stupidity is another, all this pain and torture to finish the swim and what is the final out come, 2 minutes of reporters saying good job you actually finished!!
Raising the Bar Strength & Conditioning 
“sometimes I start going in the wrong direction” ????
Oh, no way. Absolutely no way. (And I don’t even want to go into those toothpick thingies.) *shudder*
ok determination is one thing,, stupidity is another, all this pain and torture to finish the swim and what is the final out come, 2 minutes of reporters saying good job you actually finished!!