> So the idea of going out and back, out and back, out and back, in a radial pattern — or something like that — is not so improbable. And if you were a person w

> So the idea of going out and back, out and back, out and back, in a radial pattern — or something like that — is not so improbable. And if you were a person who expects there to be an island, who knows that islands are in chains and believes that you will find another island and that there will be another island beyond that, then the question is basically, “How long is it going to take to find the next one?” That's the fascinating bit for me. Being an exceptional navigator is one thing, but finding some of those tiny specks of land in a massive ocean in the first place is really something incredible.