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Masafumi Nagasaki returned to his desert island

June 16, 2022 Castaways by Alvaro Cerezo

Since 2018 after being made to leave his desert island, Masafumi Nagasaki had struggled in the city trying to adapt to modern society. The Japanese Government provided him with a little bedroom and very little money to cover his basic needs.

The Real-Life Tarzan discovering ‘our world’

October 3, 2021 Curiosities by Alvaro Cerezo

As I explained in this old article and in the book about this ‘Real Life Tarzan’, in 2015 Lang showed me ‘his world’, surviving for a week in the place he had lived all his life, hidden deep inside the jungle.

The Tongan Castaways of Ata Island | Surviving with one of the six boys

April 10, 2020 Castaways by Alvaro Cerezo

A few years ago I had one of the best experience of my life. I marooned myself on …

How did Maurice meet Maralyn?

November 12, 2019 Castaways by Alvaro Cerezo

So how was it that fate decided I was to meet Maralyn? It was an event so remarkable that I found it difficult to accept it would change my life so completely; forging a lasting relationship with someone was beyond my imagination….

Getting to know Maurice & Maralyn Bailey

November 12, 2019 Castaways by Alvaro Cerezo

Maurice has recently passed away, that the age of 84, therefore I have created this emotional video as a tribute to their lives. But also because it was a forgotten story. Now, Fifty years later, in a period of animalism and feminism…

Diary of Maralyn Bailey on the liferaft

November 3, 2019 Castaway Books by Alvaro Cerezo

Maralyn kept a diary day by day. Her notes became a faithful record of their adventures. Last time I was in England and visit Maurice, I asked him to bring the diary to our meeting as he was still keeping it at home, and fortunately I could take photos of each page which also helped me a lot…

117 Days Adrift | FULL STORY

November 1, 2019 Castaways by Alvaro Cerezo

Maurice and Maralyn Bailey spent 117 days on a liferaft, after their yacht was struck by a whale and severely damaged. During the early morning of their 7th day at sea when it was just light, as Maralyn and Maurice were below preparing breakfast, there was an alarming ‘bang’,

Another dog of castaway David Glasheen killed last week by snake

August 10, 2018 Curiosities by Alvaro Cerezo

R.I.P POLLY
We are very sad to announce that ‘Polly’, the dog of our castaway friend David Glasheen was killed a few days ago by a very venomous snake called ‘Death Adder’ while she was on the beach.

Spending 5 days with Masafumi Nagasaki: the ‘naked’ Japanese castaway

June 22, 2018 Curiosities by Alvaro Cerezo

An elderly, 82 year old Japanese man has been living more than 29 years as a ‘castaway’, completely naked, and alone, on one of the few islands that remain deserted in Okinawa, Japan.

Easiest way to open coconuts on our desert islands

November 25, 2017 Curiosities by Alvaro Cerezo

Brown coconuts, unlike green coconuts, are very difficult to be opened by a knife or a machete. Therefore the best way to open a mature coconut is to make a sharp stick and use your body weight as a lever as you can see on the video above…

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