About this ebook
Jimi Hunt is a man who has spent most of his life doing ridiculous
things for his own amusement. Things like building the country's biggest
waterslide, playing golf through the streets of downtown Auckland, and
holding an alternative summer Olympics including events such as
sandcastle building and rhythmic gymnastics.
But what none of his
friends knew was that Jimi had been silently battling with depression.
It was eating him alive from the inside, affecting his business, losing
him friends and slowly, painfully destroying his marriage.
Disillusioned
with the help and advice he received, he read that having a goal could
help with depression. Five minutes later Jimi set his goal and announced
it to the world - he would travel the entire length of the Waikato
River on an inflatable mattress. Loneliness, 21,000 people following the
journey on Facebook, chancing upon a dead body in the river, unbridled
kindness from strangers, physical pain and crazy psychic predictions are
just some of the strange tales from the river.
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About the author
Jimi Hunt is an Auckland-based designer and entrepreneur. He is one half of the creative force behind LiveMoreAwesome.com and the builder of the World's Biggest Waterslide.
