2016 Dec 6
Gloucestershire care worker, Kevin Brady, will be setting out on a journey that will be a first the world has seen by paddling a board from source to sea of the longest river in Sri Lanka, the Mahaweli. He additionally wishes to paddle board around Lanka and this will add another 800 miles onto his already monumental 208 mile voyage.
Brady’s resume of adventure consists of him canoeing the entire 2,350-mile length of the Mississippi from North Minnesota on the Canadian border to the Gulf of Mexico. He was up against the coldest winter on record and had to break ice on the Mississippi to get his canoe floating. Brady is also famed for becoming the first person in history to swim the entire length of the River Severn which was the length of ten English Channel swims.
Brady’s latest adventure will see him experience a vast set of obstacles along the waters of the great Mahaweli, where he may have to go through potentially dangerous white water stretches as well as the wildlife who may not be so welcoming.
Kevin plans to camp along the way using a hammock, where there is a threat of snakes or will sleep on his board, which will double up as an airbed. During the day this will carry him and all his equipment enroute and whilst the inflatable boards have been meticulously tested to defy the harshest environments, “it’ll be good to see how they stand up to a row of crocodile teeth,” Brady expressed. He also hoped that the crocodiles wouldn’t be too bothered with him!
We hope Kevin achieves this epic and thrilling adventure and we wish him all the best!
(PS- If you see a crocodile don’t forget to scream!)
