Getting your very own tropical island
isn't as expensive as you'd think..
Ok so maybe you don't have millions of dollars to flat out buy and island, but who's to say you can't have your own island? If you can’t afford to buy your own tropical island, why not build one?
That's exactly what Richie Sowa did back in 1998, using over a quarter-million plastic bottles. His Spiral Island, destroyed years later by a hurricane, sported a two-story house, solar oven, self-composting toilet and multiple beaches.
(This is a picture of his original Island)
Despite a hurricane destroying his utopia, he has started building another one! His ultimate goal? To build the island bigger and bigger and finally float out to sea, traveling the world from the comfort of his own private paradise.
The next version of the island will be built to withstand more treacherous weather than the first and will also be located in a more sheltered part of Mexico’s waters.
Sounds like an idea I might just save for my retirement plan.
For more info on his island project check out his website, and if your feeling generous you can donate via paypal.
Aaron
“Getting down to business, so you can get to the business of getting down”
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