Ship in a Bottle - Weird and Wonderful

[KnottyBuoyz]

The bottle-ship named "Message in a bottle" owned by Belgium couple Margarita "Kee" Arens and her husband Fons Oerlemans, prior to casting off, in the harbour of Santa Cruz de Tenerife in the Spanish Canary Island of Tenerife on Tuesday, March 21, 2006. The couple are intending to undertake a 14-month sailing expedition to highlight awareness of child poverty, and they plan to end their trip in May 2007 in New York. (AP Photo/EFE, Ramon de la Rocha)

 

[L Hall]

Is it just me or does anyone else question the motives behind someone undertaking a 14 month vacation in a weird boat probably financed with donations in the name of child poverty?