{"id":2664,"date":"2016-04-28T06:36:07","date_gmt":"2016-04-28T13:36:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveviewgps.com\/blog\/?p=2664"},"modified":"2025-09-16T15:23:38","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T22:23:38","slug":"man-plans-travel-ocean-bubble-florida-puerto-rico","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.liveviewgps.com\/blog\/man-plans-travel-ocean-bubble-florida-puerto-rico\/","title":{"rendered":"Man Plans to Travel in Ocean Bubble from Florida to Puerto Rico"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script src=\"http:\/\/www.nbcmiami.com\/portableplayer\/?cmsID=375643991&amp;videoID=_l_ueinLSODr&amp;origin=nbcmiami.com&amp;sec=news&amp;subsec=local&amp;width=600&amp;height=360\" type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>A man in Florida has been busy building a very unusual vessel.<\/p>\n<p>The vessel, which looks like nothing anybody has ever seen before, resembles a Ferris wheel in the ocean, and when it is viewed up-close, it is actually quite difficult to determine exactly what the vessel is.<\/p>\n<p>Reza Baluchi is the man behind the so-called \u201cocean bubble.\u201d Baluchi refers to his creation as a Hydro Pod, and he plans to use it to travel from Pompano Beach, Florida to Bermuda, Haiti, Cuba and Puerto Rico. The first leg of his journey is an estimated 1,033 miles long.<\/p>\n<p>According to Baluchi, \u201cMind is power. It\u2019s 85 percent your mind. Anything you can do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>An expedition like this is nothing new to Baluchi, who is an endurance athlete. In the past, he has spent \u2013 and survived \u2013 weeks in Death Valley, biked across six continents and has run the perimeter of the United States.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>In 2014, Baluchi attempted to \u201crun\u201d across the sea in a bubble that was similar to the one he recently constructed. However, despite his efforts and his desire to successfully \u201crun\u201d across the water, the journey was curtailed when a distress signal was sent out by the Coast Guard and he was forced to end his trip before it was completed.<\/p>\n<p>Baluchi, who keeps a positive outlook on things, said that the Coast Guard burst his bubble when they sent out the distress signal on his last attempt. For this trip, he says that he is going to put up signs that say, \u201cPlease don\u2019t burst my bubble.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Baluchi has been working on the Hydro Pod for the past few years, trying to perfect it. Each side of the pod consists of 36 bouncy balls. He will be wearing a life jacket that is outfitted with a water filter, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.liveviewgps.com\/all+gps+tracking+products.html\">GPS tracking device<\/a>, as well, of course, a shark repellent.<\/p>\n<p>In order to survive the voyage, Baluchi filled backpacks with endurance bars, gum that prevents seasickness, and he tied bottles of Gatorade with pantyhose to the Hydro Pod.<\/p>\n<p>Baluchi\u2019s effort is not a selfish one; his goal is to raise money for children in need and he hopes to be able to complete such a journey in every country on the planet.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A man in Florida has been busy building a very unusual vessel. 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