A Bit Mental: One Man's Mission to Lilo the Waikato & Live More Awesome (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781743313831)

Jimi Hunt is a man who has spent most of his life doing ridiculous things for his own amusement. Things like building the country's biggest Slip 'n' Slide, playing golf through the streets of downtown Auckland, and holding an alternative Summer Olympics including events such as sandcastle building and rhythmic gymnastics. But what none of his friends knew was that Jimi had been silently battling with depression. It was eating him alive from the inside, affecting his business, losing him friends and slowly, painfully destroying his marriage. Disillusioned with the help and advice he received, he read that having a goal could help with depression. Five minutes later Jimi set his goal and announced it to the world - he would travel the entire length of the Waikato River on an inflatable mattress. Loneliness, 21,000 people following the journey on Facebook, chancing upon a dead body in the river, unbridled kindness from strangers, physical pain, and crazy psychic predictions are just a few of the strange experiences that Jimi gained along the way.

Author: Jimi Hunt
ISBN-10: 1743313837
ISBN-13: 9781743313831
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Language: English
Published: 02/01/2014
Pages: 240
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.90d