Today we continue our conversation with David Thoreson in part 2 of our interview.

For those who may have missed last week’s show, David Thoreson is an explorer, storyteller, photographer, and ocean and climate advocate. He is the first American explorer in history to sail the NW Passage in both directions. David has sailed more than 70,000 nautical miles, including below the Antarctic Circle, 3 times across the Atlantic, 8 times over the Arctic Circle, twice around Cape Horn and in 2009-2010, was the photographer on board OceanWatch that sailed the 28,000-mile circumnavigation of North and South America. His documentary of that voyage was nominated for an Emmy and published in the beautiful photo book: One Island, One Ocean.

Exploring the Arctic led Thoreson to see the issues of climate change and water quality, and he hopes now to inspire others to explore their connections to nature and address climate issues locally and globally.