Croatia Marathon 6 – From the River through the Sea to Baćina Lakes

by Carolyn | Aug 20, 2017 | Plastic Bottle SUP, Plastic Pollution, SUP Marathon

By Carlos De Sousa We arrived in Croatia to paddle our 6th marathon on the River Neretva. Our first plan and ideal was to start in Bosnia, 10km from the border with Croatia and finish in the Baćina lakes. That would have been precisely 42km but unfortunately after we...

sLOVEnia we love you but damn the dams! Marathon 5 on the Drava

by Carolyn | Aug 19, 2017 | Plastic Bottle SUP, Plastic Pollution, SUP Marathon

by Carlos De Sousa We left our campsite in Noli on a scorching hot day and headed to Slovenia. On our way we noticed the change in the nature – a beautiful place surrounded by green forest and much cooler temperatures, much to our relief! Our last marathon in...

Marathon no.4 in Noli at the Green Surf Festival with Protect Blue

by Carolyn | Aug 10, 2017 | Plastic Bottle SUP, Plastic Pollution, SUP Marathon

Algarve to Noli – 25 hour Odyssey Portugal lies on the western edge of Europe so the inevitable drive back across Spain, France and up into Italy was now upon us.  After a couple of days rest, Carlos and I set out on our ‘Odyssey’ in over 40 degrees...

Surfing the waves – our 3rd marathon in the Algarve.

by Carolyn | Jul 24, 2017 | Plastic Bottle SUP, Plastic Pollution, SUP Marathon

River to the Sea Having completed one marathon on a river (with significant current helping us) and another on a reservoir (with winds severely hindering us) we thought it was time to try out the sea!  However, with the pains of Madrid still fresh in our minds, we...

We made it! 2nd SUP marathon madness in Madrid

by Carolyn | Jul 7, 2017 | Plastic Bottle SUP, Plastic Pollution, SUP Marathon

with SUP CLUB MADRID When we arranged to do our second marathon in Madrid, I had no idea that our journey would take us to such a beautiful spot and that we would meet such wonderful people!  We chose to partner with SUP Club Madrid because they regularly organise...

First ever marathon on a SUP made of PLASTIC BOTTLES

by Carolyn | Jun 23, 2017 | Plastic Bottle SUP, Plastic Pollution, SUP Marathon

On World Ocean’s Day (8th June 2017) Carlos and I became the first people to complete a marathon on a SUP made out of plastic bottles in the absolutely stunning setting of the Dordogne River in France. See the highlights of our day on our photo gallery here. The Route...