While Canadians have been under quarantine for weeks, Bill Norrie had already been practicing physical distancing for three months …from his boat. The traveller spent three months at sea only to return to a completely new world.
Bill Norrie aboard his boat, Pixie in Christchurch New Zealand. TORONTO -- While Canada enters into its ninth week under quarantine, Bill Norrie had already been practicing physical distancing for three months …from his boat.
Norrie, and his yacht named ‘Pixie,’ began their voyage nine months ago after setting sail in Victoria, B.C. The only connection the adventurer had to the outside world was through satellite emails he received from his wife; who would try to explain to him the new life he would have to later assimilate to.While Norrie had been completely isolated from society during his excursion, New Zealand officials still questioned him when he arrived in Christchurch. Though eventually it was decided the sailor had endured enough quarantine to not be deemed a health risk.
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