Oliver Widgeger, Oliver Widger, who left his job to sail with his cat, arrives at the cheerful fans in Hawaii after a week -long trip

A man from Oregon, who left his job in the tires company and liquidated his retirement sailors to sail to Hawaii with his cat, Phoenix, arrived at his destination on Saturday, and was welcomed by cheering fans at the end of a week -long journey and trusted his beauty from his followers on social media.

Oliver Widger, who was received by Hawaiian Josh Green Governor at the Wikiki Yakhut Club in Ouho, admitted that he was tense in the face of the crowd that included correspondents.

Widger said he was “really strange” – not at sea, 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 diagnosis four years ago with a syndrome bearing the risk of paralysis and made him realize that he did not like 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.

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.

He sailed to Hawaii with Phoenix in late April, documenting their experiences for more than a million followers on Tiktok and 1.7 million followers on Instagram.

He said he believed his story, which released national news, resonated with people.

He said: “I think that many people, as you know, are grinding in your job throughout the day and it does not really 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 just the world in a strange place, and I think people have seen it could erupt.”

Green Widger made an advertisement.

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.

He said: “The presence in the middle of the ocean was when it was completely glass in every direction a ridiculous feeling.”

Widger, 29, said that he had never felt lonely, because he was communicating with friends through a means 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.