A 92-year-old Vancouver Island woman is out on the water rowing almost every day.
Bet Harmsworth usually goes out from March to September at SidneyB次元官网网址檚 Marina Park Marina.
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Harmsworth has now been boating for over 60 years.
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Bet usually goes out alone, but sheB次元官网网址檚 sometimes joined by her husband Harry, who is also 92 years old.
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Bet and Harry will be celebrating their 70th wedding on Aug. 15.
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They go out in a plastic dinghy named Hang Looser and use an orange juice jar to bail any water that splashes in.
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