June 11, 2005: Dropping the Bomb - Dale Brown | Cross-Pacific Sailing Adventure - Susan Meckley

Art Bell interviews 72-year-old Susan Meckley, who successfully completed a solo 34-day sailing voyage from Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, to Hilo, Hawaii, in a 32-foot sailboat with only a 40-watt ham radio for communication. Susan describes sleeping in 25-minute intervals, navigating 20-foot swells, and the mid-ocean depression that nearly broke her resolve. She announces plans to continue westward to the Marshall Islands, Samoa, and possibly Thailand, searching for a permanent home. The program… Full show notes & guests: https://artbellarchive.org/episode/june-11-2005-dropping-the-bomb-dale-brown-cross-pacific-sailing-adventure-susan-meckley