E12: Captain Kyla’s never-ending adventure

If someone invited you to leave everything behind and go on the adventure of a lifetime — one that might never end — would you accept the invitation?

During a vacation in Panama in 2013 that was supposed to last a few weeks, Kyla Fuller met someone who was preparing to sail across the Pacific Ocean to Australia and needed a crew member. He invited her to join.

Without ever returning to her apartment in Ottawa and carrying little more than her passport, wallet and two weeks worth of possessions, she accepted.

Kyla had no sailing experience then and had never even considered that life on the sea could be an option for her. Since then, the ocean has become the foundation for her life and career. She’s worked on boats in Japan and Australia, circumnavigated the planet in a sailboat, almost died several times and discovered the things that are most important to her. 

On this episode of Catch Me Outside, Kyla and I talk about how she got here, the sacrifices she’s made to live this life, and why it’s all worthwhile. 

Other highlights of this extra long, special episode include: 

• Encounters with pirates 
• Accidentally being towed by a shark 
• Almost being crushed by her own mast 
• Being stranded at the Panama Canal during the early days of the pandemic
• Falling in love
• Managing Crohn’s disease on the ocean
• How to afford living on a boat
• How living in a boat can teach a person how much they really need
• Kyla’s tips for preserving fruits, veggies, eggs and cheese 

Just a note: We recorded this interview in two sessions over different days, so don’t be confused if references to recording dates or locations are a little off. 

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