It’s been three days since 27-year-old Alex Kongsgaard waded into Puget Sound during low tide beneath Emma Schmitz Overlook on Beach Drive, soon paddling away alone in an outrigger-equipped kayak, bound for Glacier Bay, Alaska. Tonight his family shares a quick update: Alex has checked in from Friday Harbor in the San Juan Islands (map). His short message: “Yarrrr!” He’s hoping to reach Glacier Bay – about 1,200 miles from here – within two months. (Here’s the story we published after covering his departure on Tuesday.)
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