Poppa Neutrino plans an epic voyage to prove that hope floats, even on junked boats
Blame it on Kon-Tiki, the handmade raft in which Thor Heyerdahl navigated across the Pacific Ocean in 1947. The documentary about the voyage won an Academy Award, but perhaps more importantly, it launched a whole movement of modern-day, streetwise rafters who have found hearth and home afloat.
It was the story of the Kon-Tikithat inspired David Pearlman — now known as Poppa Neutrino, the patriarch of the Floating Neutrinos, who have crafted an estimated 15 rafts as a means of shelter, mobility, and independence. ...