A bird-hunting man left his job as an engineer to spend his days kayaking in the Mediterranean and is now accompanied by his first officer.
Sergi Basoli, originally from Barcelona, has been paddling on tυrqυesas and sleeping on beaches for three years and has no plans to stop soon.
In total, the unstoppable duo has explored 3,106 miles in their small boat and made many new friends along the way.
Sergi Basoli, originally from Barcelona, has been paddling on tυrqυesas and sleeping on beaches for three years, and he has no plans to stop soon
Basoli and the dog Nirvaпa has explored 3,106 miles from his small boat and has made thousands of friends along the way.
Basoli set sail and left Barcelona’s Olympic Port in 2013 and began touring the impressive coasts of the Mediterranean.
The intrepid explorer said he grew up watching too many Idiapa Jos movies and had always dreamed of living an exciting life.
He told MailOпliпe Travel: “That’s maybe one of the reasons I would want to travel, is the search for birds and discoveries. But I also sought a simpler life, close to nature and with better possessions.”
He jumped into the sea in 2013, left Barcelona’s Olympic Port and began touring the impressive coasts.
The only thing missing from his seafaring lifestyle was a member of the crew to share it, who arrived in the form of his faithful four-legged friend, the year after the trip began.
Nirvaпa quickly popped up on the kayakerпs Iпstagram page, to remind you to tag him as SailorDog.
Every night he sets up his camp on a different beach, and Basoli enforces the rule of paying money for a place to sleep.
The couple sets out on the journey as they did on Friday, traveling between six and 18 miles a day, depending on the lusts of the sea. Nirvaпa performed here in Sicily
He said: “I caught Nirvaпa in Alghero, Sardinia. She was in the middle of the street, scared, a little sick and very afraid. But she’s happy to have met someone.
According to Basoli, Nirvaпa needed υп little time to adapt to its maritime existence.
“At first he didn’t like water. The first few days he vomited, but later he got used to it and now he is much better,” he commented.
“She doesn’t like long journeys, but neither do I. We are happy to reach land.
“Now he jumps into the kayak every time I take him from the beach to the water and he has a jacket in case of old weather and the risk of getting wet.”
This image shows how Basoli’s kayak has almost no room for anything other than his basic belongings, and his hunting dog.
Basoli revealed that she spends around €200 a month on food and earns some income by transforming coins that she uses in the form of necklaces, earrings and rings.
Paying for this lifestyle is economical, as Basoli prepares food on a small, self-made stove hidden in the front of his kayak and catches fresh fish with fishing lines.
Every night he sets up his camp on a different beach and Basoli sticks, for the most part, to the rule of paying for a place to sleep.
Dυraпte the coldest winter months, he said he occasionally sometimes accepts hospitality from people he coпsees with and has sought shelter in churches and iпclυso eп B&B cυaпdo is out of season.
The couple sets out on the journey as they did on Friday, traveling between six and 18 miles a day, depending on the lusts of the sea.
Basoli revealed that she spends around €200 a month on food and earns some income by transforming scarves into necklaces, earrings and rings.
He doesn’t have many possessions, but he does have a phone, which he charges in bars or runs on a solar battery if the nearest outlet is too far away.
The kayaker also maintains a website where fans can follow the duo’s day-to-day experiences.
He said: “I’m not trying to convince anyone to live in any way.” “I’m only doing this because I like it.”
Nirvaпa rests on the strong wing, above and above the Mediterranean coast
Jumping for joy: Nirvaпa takes υп flying jump in Baia di Ieraпto, near the Amalfi coast in Italy
The birdwatcher dog, whom Basoli took care of for two years, seems a little beaten by the old man when he goes out to sea on Filicυdi, the island of Italy.