Francis Picco arrived in Easter Island, Chile, from France for a vacation 15 years ago and never left. The reason was a local woman who became his wife and a new found peace he couldn't trade for
A peak of wind over 40 knots (a lot) rocked us out of the South Pacific and we finally reached Easter Island, the end point of our trip with the 5 Gyres
It was an eventful day on the Sea Dragon, the boat where TreeHugger is taking part in an expedition with the 5 Gyres Institute in search for plastic pollution in the South Pacific.
Close-up on a sample from the South Pacific gyre. Photo credit: Paula Alvarado
Welcome To The South Pacific Garbage Patch: Not A Theatrical Spectacle But A Serious Issue
On our eleventh day on board of the Sea Dragon with the 5 Gyres Institute to study
It's our fifth day on the Sea Dragon, the sailboat that's taking a crew of 13 people on an expedition with the 5 Gyres project to find out if the South
Continuing with our trip with 5 Gyres in search of plastic pollution in the South Pacific, our sailboat - the Sea Dragon - stopped at Robinson Crusoe island for a quick look around the place and some relaxing before we hit
As we mentioned previously, TreeHugger is in Valdivia, Chile, preparing to set sail with the 5 Gyres project: A nonprofit that has traveled 22 thousand miles across the ocean observing and documenting plastic