All for the Ducks

12 Aug 2010 - Two Germans set out on an usual summer holiday last week, beginning a 500 kilometer swim from central Germany to the North Sea with their seven pet ducks. Starting from the town of Kassel, the couple and their feathered companions will swim down the Fulda and Weser rivers, hoping to reach the port of Bremerhaven by mid September. The pair said the journey is about self-fulfillment, like other people go on a pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostella. They aim to swim 10 to 15 kilometers per day, and order too tall for their beloved ducks, which will swim for only about 20 minutes per day, following by car or boat when exhaustion kicks in. All I could say is that the story would be even more remarkable if we dealt with seven dwarfs. Maybe the German couple could consider this variation for next year?