This philosophy led not only to her successfully paddle boarding the Channel, but also completing an awe-inspiring pilgrimage across the 400-mile length of England’s waterways last year.

Carr picked up discarded plastic along the way, as well as collecting water samples for micro plastic analysis by Plymouth University.

“The driving force for me has always been the bigger environmental story about plastic pollution and creating as much awareness about this as I can,” she tells Wired For Adventure.

Three cheers for her amazing effort. We know a hero when we see one…

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