An ocean crossing is not something to undertake lightly. Many things can go wrong while at sea, and if something does go wrong, help can be a long ways off.
But that's not stopping 70-year-old Aleksander Doba, who is about three weeks into his attempt to cross the Atlantic by kayak. Doba will spend about three months at sea, and arrive in Portugal sometime in late summer.
This is not the first time Doba has crossed the Atlantic in a kayak. He's made the journey twice before—from Senegal to Brazil in 2010, and from Portugal to Florida in 2013. But both of those crossings were from east to west, while this crossing is from west to east. If Doba is successful, he will be only the second person to ever cross west to east in a kayak.
Currently, Doba is about 400 miles off the shore of New Jersey. He reached the Gulf Stream a few days ago. This means his journey should be aided by the ocean currents, assuming high winds don't blow him off course.
You can follow Doba's journey on his website, and track his position and path using this map.
Source: Alexsander Doba via Digital Trends
