by Carolyn | Nov 9, 2017 | Plastic Bottle SUP, Plastic Pollution, SUP Marathon
As our final marathon approached, a strange apprehension and uncomfortable feeling of disbelief washed over us both. On the one hand, we could not wait to finish but on the other, we wanted to prolong our journey and savour it a little longer. We set off early before...
by Carolyn | Oct 25, 2017 | Plastic Bottle SUP, Plastic Pollution, SUP Marathon
By Carlos De Sousa After we finished our marathon through the Iron Gates in Serbia, ready for our next challenge we made our way towards Bosnia stopping en route to visit an outdoor sports and environmental company called Green Bear. Located in the Tara National Park,...
by Carolyn | Sep 28, 2017 | Plastic Bottle SUP, Plastic Pollution, SUP Marathon
By Carlos De Sousa The Balkans has been home for half of our expedition; it is an incredible place to visit with amazing nature – wild animals, mountains, valleys, canyons and rivers straddling borders. Without a doubt, the Balkans makes a wonderful holiday...
by Carolyn | Sep 27, 2017 | Plastic Bottle SUP, Plastic Pollution, SUP Marathon
We owe an enormous amount of gratitude to everyone who has helped us on our marathon expedition so far. We have been overwhelmed by the kindness and generosity shown to us and we feel privileged to have met so many people whom we now call friends. When we were...
by Carolyn | Sep 8, 2017 | Plastic Bottle SUP, Plastic Pollution, SUP Marathon
In memory of Mathieu Pauly – adventure spirit by Carlos De Sousa We left Greece after our 7th marathon in Skiathos with a sad feeling – our time there was too good, the pearl of all marathons so far but it was too short! The evening after the marathon Carolyn...
by Carolyn | Aug 22, 2017 | Plastic Bottle SUP, Plastic Pollution, SUP Marathon
When we came up with the idea to paddle marathons on our plastic bottle SUP back in March, the first person to contact us after we released our video was Thodoris Tzoumas from Skiathos, Greece. We had met 7 years ago at a very good friend’s wedding (on my first...
