David Kalwick, a 48-year-old San Diego-based 3-D animator, plans to embark on a 1,000-mile solo fishing trip that will take him all the way to Mexico’s Cabo San Lucas, at the southern tip of Baja California. Kalwick plans to leave later this month from San Diego Harbor. He’ll stay within a few miles of land along a narrow ribbon of inshore waters where crashing surf meets rugged desert, where safe harbors are few and where civilization is often marked by primitive fish camps.
“I’ve fished and surfed many beaches in Baja,” Kalwick said. “But this is Pacific Ocean survival. Aside from a few protein bars, I’ll be living off what the ocean provides.”
Kalwick has talked with sailors who have made the same ocean journey and has decided not to venture too far offshore, except to visit islands along the way. In case a storm comes up, being near land will allow him to quickly paddle out of harm’s way.