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Paddling 425km in a Lilo!

September 18, 2025 / 01:01

This episode covers Jimmy's adventure swimming the Wetto River on a pool float, his experiences seeking food and shelter, and a tragic incident involving a missing boy.

Jimmy shares how he swam an $8 pool float, a lio, from Talpo to Port Wetto. He faced financial constraints and needed to find food and accommodation during his journey.

Each night, he knocked on doors to ask for a place to stay, and every person he approached welcomed him in. He emphasizes the kindness of strangers and the generosity he encountered.

During his adventure, he encountered a tragic event where a teenage boy went missing after jumping off a bridge. Jimmy recounts the moment he found the boy's body while the uncle was searching for him.

This episode highlights themes of community support, kindness, and the unexpected challenges faced during Jimmy's journey.

TL;DR

Jimmy swims the Wetto River, seeking shelter and food, while encountering a tragic incident involving a missing boy.

Video

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The idea was to swim an $8 pool float, a
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lio, from Talpo to Port Wetto, the
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entire length of the Wetto River. And I
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couldn't really afford to do this
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adventure and I just trying to figure
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out and make it work. And two main
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components were going to cost me a bunch
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of money. One is food and one is
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accommodation. And so each night I would
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get out of the river and I would go up
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to the nearest house. I'd knock on the
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door and say, "Hi, my name's Jimmy. I
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just happen to be lieloing your river
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out here. Can I please stay the night
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and have some food?" In the end, I had
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to knock on a grand total of 11 doors.
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Literally, every single person opened
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the door and said, "Yeah, please come
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inside. Stay on my couch from the spare
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room, on the floor, whatever." We just
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don't quite understand how many
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beautiful, wonderful people are out
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there who are willing to help. Around
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about the time you go through Huntley,
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there was an incident where a teenage
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boy had jumped off the rail bridge into
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the water and was missing, presumed
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drown. And you happened to stumble
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across the body the same time as the
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boy's uncle who was out looking for him.

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Episode Highlights

  • A Journey of Kindness
    Jimmy's adventure along the Wetto River leads him to knock on 11 doors for help, and every person welcomes him in.
    “Literally, every single person opened the door and said, 'Yeah, please come inside.'”
    @ 00m 33s
    September 18, 2025

Episode Quotes

Key Moments

  • Seeking Shelter00:20
  • Acts of Kindness00:33
  • Tragic Discovery00:51

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