Oliver Widger, a man in Oregon Leave At the tires and liquidation company of his retirement savings to sail to Hawaii with his cat, Phoenix, he arrived at his destination on Saturday, and the fans welcomed it at the end of a week -long journey and confidence in his beauty from his followers on social media.
The Hawaiian governor, known online as “sailing_with_phoenix”, was also received by Hawaiian Governor Josh Green at the Wikiki Club of Yakhut in Ouhu, that he was tense in the face of the crowd, which included correspondents. Widger said he was “really strange” – not in the sea roundabout, but, “I just feel that I should stick to things that do not fall.”
He became an online feeling of his story, which followed a four-year diagnosis with Klippel-FEIL, a syndrome that carries a risk of paralysis and made him realize that he hates his administrative function. He left his job “No money, no plan” and $ 10,000 of debt – the purchase of a sailboat and sailing all over the world.
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Who sails with Phoenix?
The 29 -year -old sailed Hawaii With Phoenix in late April, their experiences are documented for more than a million followers on Tiktok and 1.7 million followers on Instagram, and many of them gained it during the past week. He said he believed his story, which released national news, resonated with people.
He said he taught himself to sail mostly via YouTube and moved from Portland to Oregon’s coast. He spent months renovating the boat, which bought $ 50,000.
Widger said: “I think that many people, as you know, are grinding in your job throughout the day, and it really does not matter how much money you earn at this stage, where everyone tries to do enough to reach this matter, and this only wears you.” “It is the world in a strange place, and I think people have seen it is possible to go out.”
Sailing with Phoenix welcome at Wikiki Lachut Club
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The governor of the state, Green Widger, made an advertisement after his arrival in Ouhu. The fans gathered Widger after the press conference, and many cameras are carrying and seeking personal photos.
Widger said that the most terrifying point on the trip came when the helm failed. The prominent points included the vision of dolphins, whales and periods of quiet Pacific water. “The presence in the middle of the ocean when it was completely glass in every direction a ridiculous feeling,” he said.
Widger said he had never felt lonely, because he was communicating with friends through a way, including the video conference. Unfortunately, he expressed unfortunately not suffering from open water in a way that other sailors – who were unable to reach tools like Starlink Internet Satellites – years ago.
He said it is permissible for him to travel next to the French Polinisia. But he said he was focusing on reaching Hawaii and not what he would do next. He said he also needs repairs on his boat.
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What is the Warong clip syndrome?
Warong clip syndromeOr KFS, is a rare structure in which two or more cervical vertebrae are combined together, according to the Cleveland Clinic, which causes deformities in the spine.
Congenital disorder, and this means that the person is born with it. However, some people are not diagnosed even later when the symptoms worsen or become clear first, according to National Organization for Rare Disorders.
“It took three years of fighting fear and facing the fact that, as a result of the state of the cervical spine, I am at risk of paralysis,” Widger said. “This fact caused me to choose a life worth living. I hated my job. The corporate machine despised.”
