Paddler Abraham Levy paddles around Mexico

We were heading back to Campeche, Mexico, on the northern Yucatan Peninsula, and I couldn’t believe my eyes. There was a BIG storm brewing, one that would lead to the deaths of 81 oil rig workers who were caught in rough seas overnight. Yet there was a man in a sea kayak, paddling alone, the wrong direction–INTO the storm.

The man—Mexican sea kayaker Abraham Levy—ended up spending the night high up in a group of mangroves, where he wedged his kayak in for safety and stayed out of the belly of the the storm. Since then, Levy has almost finished leg one of his planned paddle around all of Mexico.

To follow Levy’s tour, visit www.abrahamlevy.com