US John Pollack (L) and teammate Garth Goldstein (R) launch their
corkboat into the Douro river waters June 29, 2002. John Pollack, a
one-time speechwriter for former President Bill Clinton and apprentice
Washington architect Garth Goldstein launched the 2,500-pound
(1,150-kg) boat made with 160.000 corks on Saturday on the Douro River
near the Spanish border in northern Portugal. They will start to sail,
row and drift on Sunday the 265 km (165 miles) down the Douro, home of
the famous port wine industry, in a trip that should take eight to 10
days. REUTERS/Jose Manuel Ribeiro REUTERS

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