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Project Earth-Trek began with the dream of doing something
different and the desire to show that even in today's world, dreams can still
be
realized through hard work and perseverance.
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The Dobbertin Surface Orbiter is a hand built amphibious
vehicle, constructed from a 1959 Heil milk tanker over a period of four and a
half years (14,000 man-hours) by Rick Dobbertin of Syracuse, NY.
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The vehicle was designed to circumnavigate the Earth, over
land and sea, without any type of support vessel and was well on its way when
the lack of funding cut the adventure short.
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Even so, the Orbiter has logged in over 33,000 miles on
land and over 3,000 miles in the open ocean, with seas up to eighteen feet
high.
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The Orbiter has been the focus of attention of educators in
many countries. It sparks interest in science, math, technology and geography
for students of all ages.
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The Orbiter was the first amphibious transit of the
Panama Canal (February 21-23 1995)
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