Kinavu for Plastic Samudra.
'Kinavu/Kanavu' in South Indian language means dream! The desire for open ocean kayaking was such, I would wake up from sleep, visualizing the vessel and the journey in the open seas; sketching my sleep breakers to share it with my kayaking mates. I am not sure if my fellow kayaking mates also had such 'Kinavu' ? What was common to all of us, is the love for Nature, Adventure and Water. What got us together and how the dream of 'Plastic Samudra' came about, is narrated here. Dani, was the one, closest to all three - Nature, Adventure and Water. Born and brought up in Shakthikulangara, Kollam, Kerala, India. His adventures started as a young boy, who slipped away from home alone, taking his Grandfathers canoe. As he paddled around an Island in Ashtamudi lake, looking for his Aunties house, he lost the only oar he had, leaving him stranded. The SAR that followed and the grand reception there after, made him an adventurer for rest of his life! Based in Dubai...