Farthest, Fastest, Strangest

If you could travel in any  way, how would you do it?  How far would you go?  On what vehicle?  Where in the world? Check out these  record-breaking journeys. The Lord will keep your going out and your coming in from this time forth and forevermore. — Psalm 121:8

Around the World in (Less than!) Two Days In 2019, a team of aviators flew around the world faster than anyone had before. With three pit stops, the journey took 46 hours, 39 minutes, and 38 seconds.

First Person in Space Yuri Gagarin grew up in Russia. As a boy, he  wanted to become a pilot. Instead, he ended  up as the first man in space! Mr. Gagarin took  his 108-minute flight on April 12, 1961.

Longest Journey by Lawnmower A lawnmower  was Gary  Hatter’s vehicle  of choice. He  traveled 23,487.5  miles by mower  in 2001. He  puttered through  48 states,  Canada, and  Mexico before  hitting the brakes  in Daytona  Beach, Florida.

Thor Heyerdahl's raft was named Kon Tiki.

Rafting, Anyone? In 1947, Thor Heyerdahl  took five companions  on a journey from South  America to the islands  east of Tahiti. But this  was no pleasure cruise.  Mr. Heyerdahl built a  40-foot raft from materials  people might have used in  ancient times. Why? He wanted  to prove that people could have  come first from the Americas to  Polynesia long ago. The crew sailed for  101 days, facing sharks and rough seas.  Finally, the men landed in Polynesia. Does this prove Polynesians came from South America? Not exactly.  But it does show that the journey could have been made.

Longest Bike Ride in one CountryThis Guinness world record belongs to Lieutenant  Colonel Vishal Ahlawat. He traveled 15,744 miles in  India in 2018. What about longest bike ride while doing  a wheelie? Kurt Osburn holds that record. He wheelied  2,839.6 miles from California to Florida in 1999.