It Took a Decade,

And No One Has Ever Done it Since! #inspiration #perseverance

There are a few big reasons why cars aren’t usually the vehicle of choice when attempting to circumnavigate the globe — they’re called oceans. But this seemingly obvious impossibility didn’t stop adventurists Ben and Elinore Carlin, who set out to drive around the world in 1948.

The married couple’s vehicle of choice was a modified Ford GPA, an amphibious jeep nicknamed the “Seep.”  To safely traverse long stretches of ocean, Ben outfitted the vehicle with two extra fuel tanks and the dash with nav equipment and a two-way radio. After all was said and done, the “Half-Safe” — as the couple dubbed it — weighed upwards of 3 tons and could carry nearly 20 times more fuel than normal. It took the Carlins a decade to complete the journey. One of the biggest slowdowns was the risky Atlantic crossing from Halifax, Nova Scotia, to the Azores, Portugal, which the pair attempted seven times before succeeding. They arrived back in Montréal, Canada, on May 13, 1958, after traversing 11,000 miles of sea and 39,000 miles of land and spending nearly $35,000 to do it — which might be the reason Half-Safe’s journey remains one of a kind.

Credit

https://historyfacts.com/world-history/fact/ferdinand-magellan-wasnt-the-first-person-to-circumnavigate-the-globe/