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"I hope that my endeavor has inspired many people to pursue their own dream, and above all to believe in themselves. If 67-year “young” can do it – you can do it!" — Trans-Atlantic kayaker Aleksander Doba

By 2030, 1 in 5 Americans will be over the age of 65.

As the American population grows older, millions of people are coming into a lot of free time, with their bodies still reasonably intact and access to a new generation of lighter, sleeker kayaks and canoes. Why wouldn't they strike out on the trip of a lifetime? Many already have, from 57-year-old Janet Moreland, who went on a 3,900-mile source-to-sea charm offensive on the Missouri and Mississippi rivers, to Polish folk hero Aleksander Doba, who kayaked across the Atlantic Ocean at the age of 67.

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