„Kuršis“, finally with all the „healed“ scars, is today ready for the main beauty procedure. Today we are priming and will soon paint,“ – shared traveler A.Mockus on his Facebook page on Tuesday.
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We remind you that at the beginning of spring A.Mockus announced a new ambitious goal – in 2027 he will try to cross the Indian Ocean alone in a paddleboard.
„In 2027, I will set off across the Indian Ocean on the paddleboard „Kuršis“. Without accompaniment. Without an engine. Without a backup way back. Thousands of kilometers of open water will await me again, mystical unknown, oppressive solitude, and that boundary beyond which only human will remains,“ the traveler wrote on Facebook at that time.
A.Mockus has already experienced a similar challenge – earlier he crossed the Pacific Ocean alone on a paddleboard, but the journey was disrupted by a typhoon collision.
Then – on October 15, 2024 – the Klaipėda native set off from San Diego Bay (USA) alone on the paddleboard „Kuršis“ and intended to reach the shores of Australia, but as his journey was nearing its end, a typhoon caught the traveler, forcing him to send a distress signal.
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The Australian rescue services immediately rushed to help the Lithuanian. After a successful rescue operation, he was brought back to Australia, but his boat „Kuršis“ was left in the Coral Sea. Later it was found and apparently is now preparing for a new journey across the Indian Ocean.
As the traveler previously told 15min, bringing „Kuršis“ back to Lithuania was not cheap.
In 2027, he will try to cross the Indian Ocean alone on a paddleboard.
When asked about the cost of returning the boat home, the traveler revealed that it cost him 19 thousand euros.
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