Commander Bill King, Solo Circumnavigator and Living Legend

[nigheandonn]

Delighted to stumble across a wiki page on the great man who is still going strong as he heads for his 100th birthday cake later this year

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_King_(Royal_Navy)

I purchased one of his books "The Wheeling Stars" some time ago and was delighted to read in the intro that he had taken up hang-gliding with a first flight from a 10,000 foot peak in the French Alps at the age of seventy-eight! Respect!!

[David M]

Good for him! There is always that fine line between brave and crazy. It sounds though like he is on the right side of the fence.

[J Ventura]

Delighted to read "living legend" , I read his bio when he was 80.... , and although men of that caliber last long I though he was gone already.
Respect and admiration , I hope someone will throw him a proper party