Sport of Reading - Blue 04
Do you think a person can cross a river by walking on the water? Walter Robinson tried it. Mr. Robinson, an army man, developed a pair of water-walking shoes. He was hired by the National Boat Show to promote the show by walking across the Hudson River from New Jersey to New York, a distance of one mile.
Mr. Robinson spoke to reporters before he began his journey. He said he would have no trouble crossing the Hudson. He had already crossed Central America on the Panama Canal, and that was a distance of 56 miles.
A small motorboat carried Walter Robinson and some friends to the Jersey side of the Hudson opposite the 79th Street Boat Basin in New York City. Reporters covering the EVENT crossed alongside in the tugboat Victoria McAllister. When they reached the shore in New Jersey, Mr. Robinson put on his pontoon-like water-walking shoes and began his trip. He used paddles to help him cross.
Mr. Robinson surprised onlookers by making it to the other side. His trip took 25 minutes. Do you think you could walk on water? Don't try it unless you have these special shoes!
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