1 00:00:02,520 --> 00:00:09,320 The Shark Deck. I'm Johnny Mack with five good news stories. Congratulations Jamie 2 00:00:09,439 --> 00:00:14,400 McDonald. Jimmie set the world record by visiting every world wonder in just six 3 00:00:14,480 --> 00:00:17,399 days. Can you name the world wonders? I could not. I'll tell 4 00:00:17,399 --> 00:00:21,000 you what they are in a second verse. The story Jimmie is a British 5 00:00:21,000 --> 00:00:25,839 adventurer who goes by adventure man. He made it to the six world Wonders. 6 00:00:25,879 --> 00:00:28,519 Here they are ready. How'd you do on trivia? The Great Wall 7 00:00:28,559 --> 00:00:32,880 of China, the Tsaja, Mahal Patra, the Colisseum Christ, the Redeemer, 8 00:00:32,960 --> 00:00:37,840 Machu Picchu, and Chichen Itza. He traveled across four continents, landed 9 00:00:37,880 --> 00:00:41,960 in nine countries, flew on thirteen flights, rode in sixteen taxis, nine 10 00:00:42,000 --> 00:00:47,000 buses, four trains, and one toboggan twenty two, eight hundred and fifty 11 00:00:47,039 --> 00:00:50,840 six miles in six days, sixteen hours and fourteen minutes. Now listen to 12 00:00:50,920 --> 00:00:54,079 this. He was ready to sign a mortgage he had saved up twenty thousand 13 00:00:54,159 --> 00:00:57,439 pounds, and he decided I'll go on a life of adventure instead. He 14 00:00:57,479 --> 00:00:59,719 said, I got this gut feeling as I was signing the papers, and 15 00:00:59,719 --> 00:01:02,799 I thought what's this all about? Instead, I bought a bike for fifty 16 00:01:02,799 --> 00:01:07,920 pounds from a newspaper and I cycled fourteen thousand miles from Bangkok to Gloucestershire through 17 00:01:07,000 --> 00:01:11,560 twenty five different countries. As for this trip, he began the trip at 18 00:01:11,560 --> 00:01:15,079 the Great Wall of China and the world record clock started ticking the moment he 19 00:01:15,200 --> 00:01:19,799 left Vietsuboggin that runs down the hill. He only spent fifteen minutes at the 20 00:01:19,840 --> 00:01:23,680 taj Mahal. Wow, this is crazy, you could say a John, 21 00:01:23,760 --> 00:01:26,760 this is crazy. Then he traveled by bus, how boring, to the 22 00:01:26,799 --> 00:01:30,159 ancient city of Petra and Jordan flew to Rome to see the coliseum, headed 23 00:01:30,159 --> 00:01:34,319 off to Brazil to see Christ the Redeemer. Machu Picchu drew him to Peru. 24 00:01:34,359 --> 00:01:38,120 I guess that's relatively close. Well. Then he finished at Chichen Itza, 25 00:01:38,280 --> 00:01:42,920 which is an archaeological site that was a hollowed piece of ceremony in the 26 00:01:42,040 --> 00:01:46,920 Mayan culture. He did all this to raise money for the Superhero Foundation. 27 00:01:47,319 --> 00:01:52,000 As a child, Jamie was diagnosed with a rare spinal condition. Doctors warned 28 00:01:52,000 --> 00:01:55,439 his parents that he might lose the ability to walk. After giving a motivational 29 00:01:55,480 --> 00:01:59,239 talk about his fundraising adventures before the pandemic. Jamie was approached by somebody from 30 00:01:59,280 --> 00:02:01,400 travel Board who asked, I'd be willing to take on the Wonders Challenge if 31 00:02:01,400 --> 00:02:05,359 they were to organize the trip for him. That's pretty cool, Jamie said. 32 00:02:05,359 --> 00:02:07,639 There were forty three different types of transport that needed to go right during 33 00:02:07,639 --> 00:02:10,759 the trip, only two didn't go so well. One Jamie was late for 34 00:02:10,800 --> 00:02:14,960 a train, thought he missed it, but the train was also late, 35 00:02:15,000 --> 00:02:16,360 so that worked out. The other one, he went to the wrong terminal 36 00:02:16,400 --> 00:02:20,199 at the airport wound up missing his flight, but the travel agent was able 37 00:02:20,199 --> 00:02:23,319 to correct it straight away. He had so little time he even had to 38 00:02:23,400 --> 00:02:25,639 leave the meter of the taxi running for fifteen minutes while he looked at the 39 00:02:25,639 --> 00:02:29,759 tash Mah Hall. At the end of the trip, Jamie visited Orchie, 40 00:02:29,800 --> 00:02:34,400 who has several pausey This was part of these Superhero Foundations efforts. He gave 41 00:02:34,520 --> 00:02:38,520 Orchie a check for twenty two thou eight hundred and fifty six at dollars one 42 00:02:38,599 --> 00:02:42,360 dollar donated by Travelport for every mile that he had traveled. You know, 43 00:02:42,400 --> 00:02:44,879 as a dad, sometimes you just want to get away from the family, 44 00:02:44,919 --> 00:02:50,120 so I totally understand why dad of three, David Massey, converted his garage 45 00:02:50,120 --> 00:02:53,680 into a nineteen forties inspired hideaway, complete with submarine doors at a whiskey bar. 46 00:02:55,400 --> 00:02:59,639 It spent like twenty five grand doing this. At first, it was 47 00:02:59,639 --> 00:03:02,039 meant to be a place of relaxation where he could kick back with a whiskey, 48 00:03:02,080 --> 00:03:06,000 but now he has plans to use it as a shelter in the event 49 00:03:06,080 --> 00:03:08,919 of a nuclear attack amid the Russia Ukraine War. John getting the lilt out 50 00:03:08,919 --> 00:03:13,439 of you've voiced that's not funny, but it kind of is. He's equipped 51 00:03:13,439 --> 00:03:15,599 it with military suits and enough food and water to last a month. The 52 00:03:15,680 --> 00:03:21,039 one and eighty square foot space also has its own toilet, shower and fifty 53 00:03:21,080 --> 00:03:23,840 five inch TV. Dave said it's worth every penny. His inspiration, he 54 00:03:23,879 --> 00:03:27,919 said, when I was a lad, there was a pizza place called Winston's 55 00:03:27,960 --> 00:03:30,080 where my mom and dad used to take me if I did well at school. 56 00:03:30,080 --> 00:03:31,240 It was fully immersive. You'd go in. They had bunkers in the 57 00:03:31,280 --> 00:03:36,039 basements, sandbags around the door. The waitresses were all dressed in nineteen thirties 58 00:03:36,080 --> 00:03:38,120 gear. They had artwork from the War Museum. I felt like it was 59 00:03:38,159 --> 00:03:42,280 an underground London during the Blitz. They did it well, and not just 60 00:03:42,360 --> 00:03:46,560 that they had the best pizzas. 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