SAIL 200 km down France's Loire River in 12 days on a raft built from wood and recycled plastic drums. That's the slightly crazy expedition helmed by Rémi Camus, a seasoned adventurer-explorer. The aim is to clean trash and debris from the Loire while raising public awareness about the conservation of France's longest river.
Sleeping pads, some food supplies and survival blankets. That's roughly what Rémi Camus and his two long-time accomplices Adrien Cavagna and Valentin Lam are carrying on board a raft made from large recycled 200-liter drums and a wooden frame.
After a high five, the team set off on a 12-day expedition, which will end in Orléans. This "micro-adventure," which kicked off on June 8, has dual objectives: to clean the Loire of trash and waste while also raising awareness about the conservation of the river's heritage.
"We left this morning, sailing our way down a [relatively calm] Loire at 4 km/h. Which rather surprised us on our lovely 8m2 raft. It is great to embark on another project that we came up with and wanted to do, and which we're undertaking on our small unidentified floating object," jokes Rémi Camus, who spoke to ETX Studio on day one of the expedition.
Throughout their journey, Rémi and his fellow travelers are collecting all the trash and waste they come across along the way, while reporting more cumbersome through the Trash Spotter application, a partner of the expedition.
ETX Studio
Mon Jun 21 2021
Tuesday, June 8, the adventurer-explorer Rmi Camus and his two long-time accomplices Adrien Cavagna and Valentin Lam, set sail on a raft to clean trash and waste from the Loire River. ETXStudiopic
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