Wilderness Of Waves: Recent Episodes
Olivia O Wyatt
Wilderness of Waves is a blog by solo sailor, filmmaker & artist Olivia O Wyatt. She is sailing her 34 ft. boat, Juniper, to destinations guided by humpback whale migration patterns. In August 2019, she single-handed from San Diego to Hawaii. It took her 23 days. She and Juniper are now in French Polynesia. Follow along as she wanders the seas in search of magic
I meet another solo sailor named Sam Holmes, who also single-handed from California to Hawaii. We sail together on my boat from Oahu to Kuai and talk about our solo crossings along the way. You can watch a video of this journey here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RbsTy0hp9c&t=195s
I make it to shore after a gnarly last day at sea- I almost get thrown overboard, my headlamps get possessed, I sail way to far downwind, then I sail into a Jimmy Buffet song.
I have a strange dream, I tell you about other dreams, I contemplate getting closer to shore.
There is no wind, it is hot, I think about what I would be if I lived in the sea... and other things.
The sky looks like Egypt and I get hypnotized by phosphorescence and hallucinate a lot of voices
Someone writes a comment that I don't know what I am doing at sea and need to turn around. This episode is in response to that, plus I gain a bird friend and learn some big lessons.
I get philosophical about the spirit and gain a deeper understanding of why it is I set out to sea.