Adventurer Abraham Levy to Row from Spain to Mexico

Mexico adventurer Abraham Levy will attempt to row it alone from Puerto de Palos, Spain, to Cancun, Mexico, in a sixth-month journey inspired by Christopher Columbus’ voyage to the Americas.

Levy, whose trip will begin on October 12, said “I want to do what the great explorers did and set out from the Old World, leaving Puerto de Palos en route to Mexican Lands.”

The adventure aficionado will travel via a boat that is equipped with navigation gear, GPS, satellite phone, a desalinization plant, a stove and solar panels to charge the lithium batteries. He will also have land-based support from a group of doctors, trainers and meteorological experts. The carbon fiber boat weighs 400 pounds, measures 24 feet long and 5 feet abeam, has a hermetic cabin and 10-foot oars of the same material.

This is not the first major voyage for Levy. He kayaked 6,800 miles along the coasts of his country in 2008.

"The trip will take about four months, but I'm going prepared to spend six months at sea," said Levy, who will set out on his journey in October because at that point hurricane season is over on his route, which follows the trade winds to the Canary Islands, continues on to the Caribbean, and then changes course to Mexico.

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Mike Tyson Promotes Mexico Tourism

Ex heavy weight champion Mike Tyson got attention from the press last week by participating in a promotional tourism campaign for Mexican resort cities Acapulco, Ixtapa, Cancún, Mazatlán and Puerto Vallarta.

“Throughout my career they have always treated me with dignity and respect”, said the ex heavy weight champion, as he wore a gray suite, white shirt and championship belt during the campaign launch in Mexico City. Tyson, who was named “head ambassador of the “Mexico ¡Se Siente!” campaign” took the time to thank his Mexican fans for their support throughout his career.

“José Sulaimán (president of the World Boxing Council) has always been on my side, in addition to the support I’ve receive for each fight, he is an extraordinary friend”, said Tyson, who recently became a boxing legend by being inducted to the Hall of Fame.

The ex boxer showed his enthusiasm towards the campaign when he selected Mazatlán as his favorite vacation spot and reference his days as an 18 year old flyweight as he saluted Mexican boxers for their bravery and courage.

“I didn’t just watch them fight on TV, I also had videos of their fights, which inspired me to keep going. I knew that in order to be a great champion I would have to defeat them”, he said during the introductory presentation.

And he added: “Because they were shorter than me, I wasn’t able to fight against them, but I always said to myself that in order to be a champion I’d have to have a strong spirit, like they do”.

“He was my idol. When he won the title at the age of 20 I use to run into him in the hotel hallways wearing the championship belt”, said Sulaimán, referencing the knock out fighter that throughout his career won 300 million dollars.

Tyson remains the youngest heavy weight champion of all times, a feat he achieved in 1986 at the age of 20. Throughout his career he won 50 of 58 fights, 44 of them by knock out.

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