Oliver Widger and his cat Phoenix arrived in Hawaii with a Coast Guard escort on Saturday following a 24-day journey from Oregon.
Widger, 29, amassed nearly 2 million followers on Instagram as he documented his transpacific voyage with Phoenix, aboard a sailing vessel also named Phoenix. After receiving a medical diagnosis four years ago that carried a risk of paralysis, Widger began to rethink his life working a corporate job. He decided to quit, and cashed in his 401k to buy a boat.
Widger spent a year planning the journey, and ultimately set sail from the Warrenton Marina in Oregon on April 30…