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Adventure and perseverance on two wheels

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I came across the wild story of former Hells Angel, Author and Martial Arts Champion Glen Heggstad on the Biography Channel. The show was “I survived” and it features interviews of people who have survived extreme near death experiences. Glen Heggstad’s story was one of the most memorable for me.

Glen decided to go on a one man motorcycle expedition from California to the southern tip of South America. Along the way he was kidnapped by Colombian rebels for 33 days. They beat, humiliated, and tortured him. They had also setup many mock executions to break his will to live. For example they made him stand in front of an open grave and pointed a gun to his head. Glen came up with an even more amazing plan to regain his freedom. After Glen was released Glen continued his trip despite being severely underweight and malnourished. Glen resumed his mission to the southern tip of south america despite his horrific ordeal. He has since traveled across the world on his BMW motorcycle. In total he has visited 57 countries

Glen’s website is strikingviking.net You checkout the video of his numerous interviews and appearances. His story was also featured on Locked up abroad. He currently lives in California as a martial arts instructor.

Checkout the following inspirational video for his abbreviated story and where hes been. Its incredible!

Warm Water Beaches near Long Island

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I heard a customer tell me once that some of the nicest beaches in the USA are in Cape Cod.

They are clear and some of them are warm. For those of us who live on long island we are no strangers to nice beaches. The only two things that are  always missing from the best long island beaches are warm water and clear water. For some reason the water is either an awefull brown or green. even in the ocean.

I did some research and apparently There are two warm and clear beaches in Cape cod. Old Silver beach and Bank Street Beach both are far from one another and seem to have a great reputation. They are approximately 4-5 hours away by car if you take the port jefferson or orient point ferry from Long Island.