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irongus, Alexander Axelsson, tim salinsky and 7 more joined Richie Sowa's Spiral Island Social Network14 hours ago
Marcus Davee, Zacch, AdAstra and 6 more were featuredon Friday
A group by GTisland was featuredon Friday
Do you want to come help build Spiral Island? Come post here to meet other volunteers and find out everything you need to know!
Natalie Thompson joined GTisland's groupon Thursday
Do you want to come help build Spiral Island? Come post here to meet other volunteers and find out everything you need to know!
lencho pacheco updated their profileJune 30
A blog post by Helena Mattsson was featuredJune 27
For me the island seems really nice, I wonder if the swedish government would allow this? I don´t think so. But my first step to off-grid living is in a small house that is off-grid. I am driving a blog to make me put down on writing the things I...
Helena Mattsson added a blog postJune 27
For me the island seems really nice, I wonder if the swedish government would allow this? I don´t think so. But my first step to off-grid living is in a small house that is off-grid. I am driving a blog to make me put down on writing the things I...
Rishi Sowa left a comment for kevinJune 26

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Josh Palmer

Well...here it goes... 1 Reply

Started by Josh Palmer in General Island Building Discussions. Last reply by Anthony Sharp Jun 18.

Sean Seckler

eternal cake 5 Replies

Started by Sean Seckler in Rishi's Island. Last reply by Michael Sowa May 8.

Danny C

Good old England 1 Reply

Started by Danny C in General Island Building Discussions. Last reply by Anthony Sharp Jun 18.

Randy McCallum

Isla Mujeres Mexico

Started by Randy McCallum in General Island Building Discussions Apr 6.

Welcome to Spiral Island II Project _ Featured Video Feb 7, 2009

A SPECIAL REQUEST TO ANY SPIRAL ISLANDER MEMBERS WHO HAVE TAKEN RECENT SPIRAL ISLAND PHOTOS:
Anna Wilkins from Guiness Book of Records is requesting any high quality photos to feature Spiral Island in the 2010 Guinness World Records book. Anna is looking for images to illustrate the record 'Largest man-made bottle island'. If you have high resolution (300dpi aprox10-15cm) images of the finished island (the new Spiral Island) please send them to Anna Wilkins as soon as possible.
You can contact Anna here on her My Page.

Welcome Spiral Islanders: Home of Rishi Sowa's Spiral Island Dec 30th, 2008

WELCOME SPIRAL ISLANDERS - THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT IN 2008

We would like to Wish Everyone the Best of the Holidays and a Happy New Year.
A Special Thank You to All the Spiral Islander Volunteer Site Administrators

SEE BELOW TO MAKE A DONATION TO SUPPORT SPIRAL ISLAND!


Spiral Island II is open and it is magnificent! See the Forum/Update Section for additional details. Check out the Photo and Video sections! The Cancun newspaper covered the Grand Opening!! Read the Spiral Island II Grand Opening article (in espanol)

Watch the Spiral Island II Grand Opening Video
Take a tour of Spiral Island II and see Richie Sowa's dream turned into a reality for all to enjoy!


What is Spiral Island II? It is a tropical island paradise floating on over 100,000 recycled plastic bottles. It is about 20 meters (60 feet) in diameter, always growing and improving.
Here is the plan:



Invite your friends family and contacts, to join and become a Spiral Islander today and help spread the word about Rishi Sowa's Spiral Island II dream.

From 1998 to 2005, Rishi Sowa hand-built and lived on the first Spiral Island, which floated on over 300,000 recycled bottles! It was destroyed by Hurricane Emily in 2005. Rishi has now built an even better island at Isla Mujeres, Mexico, in a lagoon which offers shelter from bad weather! Rishi will continue to make improvements to the Island, so it will always be a eco-work-of-art in progress!

Blog Posts

Helena Mattsson

Simple living

For me the island seems really nice, I wonder if the swedish government would allow this? I don´t think so.

But my first step to off-grid living is in a small house that is off-grid. I am driving a blog to make me put down on writing the things I learn. When I have know enough I will build it, pay of my deps and be truly free.

Posted by Helena Mattsson on June 27, 2009 at 4:45pm

Rishi Sowa

why build a floating Island?

My mission and whole reason for choosing to build a Floating organic Garden Island is to make a sustainable piece of land and live on it as self sufficiently as possible. Instead of "breaking land" in the traditional way, I have found a way to "make land" and sustain it on a base of reused plastic bottles. On "Spiral Island" in Puerto Aventuras I had reached a piont where I had tomatoes, melons, Papaya giving fruit along with a variety of herbs growing fine. I also had ducks and they were laying… Continue

Posted by Rishi Sowa on February 20, 2009 at 1:58am — 6 Comments

GTisland

First Day

Today I found out about Spiral Island.

I was using StumbleUpon, an awesome internet "channel-surfing" plug-in for Firefox, and I came across the Ripley's Believe It or Not episode with Spiral Island. I spend way too much of my time looking for places to escape to, and a self-sustaining island on the ocean is pretty much the best idea I have ever heard of.

I am engaged, so I ran this by my fiance. She seems open to it. I really want to go this summer ('08) and help finish the island.

...and be… Continue

Posted by GTisland on February 25, 2008 at 11:00pm — 2 Comments

Randy McCallum

Chichen Itza Mayan ruins in Yucatan, Mexico

About Chichen Itza

If you go to the Yucatan peninsula Chichen Itza is a must see destination!


Chichen Itza (from Yucatec Maya: chich'en itza', "At the mouth of the well of the Itza") is a large pre-Columbia archeological site buil

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Posted by Randy McCallum on November 23, 2007 at 2:15am — 1 Comment

John H

November Progress Report !!!

Rishi has made good progress in the first 2 months. Here is Rishi with the Island under construction:


The Island is about 13 meters (40 feet) long so far, with plants already growing. As you can see, it is on a spectacular beach.


He has built a nice beach camp, with a treehouse, tents, grill, water tanks, shower, and composting outhouse/toil

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Posted by John H on November 22, 2007 at 6:26am — 3 Comments

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Posted by FreeSpeak on November 21, 2007 at 9:33am — 7 Comments

Rusty Mac

This is my first blog entry on Spiral Islanders.com

This is my first blog entered on November 19, 2007.

Posted by Rusty Mac on November 19, 2007 at 9:34pm

Brother NorthStar

The I Am America Pilgrimage Statement

“The I AM America Medicine Walk”
Since America is the super power of the world - we have the power, and, the choice to become the leading nation in the world for peace. - That our nation sleep walks in a materialistic coma in pursuit of the “American dream is not only the cause for the suffering of people all over the world, but also the direct cause of the contamination of our soil, our Water and our Air.

Since I AM fully aware that through War, consumption and consumerism WE ARE the silent ki… Continue

Posted by Brother NorthStar on September 18, 2007 at 6:00pm — 1 Comment

John H

Off to a good September start...

Well, Rishi is off to a good start, with a very successful interview by Japanese TV on September 8! He has started the new island, and here is the first picture:


He will keep adding to the perimeter, and the island will "spiral" out as it grows ever larger. A lot of "preliminary work" had to be completed before the actu

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Posted by John H on September 11, 2007 at 7:49pm — 9 Comments

Special Bonus for Spiral Island Donors

SPECIAL BONUS FOR DONORS!
If you donate $10 USD or more:
1. The first 100 donors will receive pre-publication the first chapter of Richie's new book, "Spiralogically Speaking", by Tanja Samed, which tells the story of Richie and the Spiral Island, with pictures, PLUS an invitation to the "Grand Opening" of the new Island, which is currently set for July 8th, 2008!!
2. Subsequent donors will receive the first chapter, plus a day pass to the Island.
3. If you join this site and refer 10 other friends who donate, you also receive the entire book free!! Questions? Email John: dccancun@aol.com


ABOUT THE AUTHOR: This stunning beauty is German-born Tanja Alexandra Samed, author of "Spiralogically Speaking". She studied philosophy, German, and English literature in Wuerzburg, Sheffield, and Cologne. She then worked for a daily newspaper, ending up in the "Feuilleton", which is best understood in English as style and gossip.
She then moved on to online editing and television journalism, and ended up traveling and falling in love with the Yucatan. By the grace of another woman named Hurricane Wilma, she met the Man from Spiral Island.



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spiralislanders: The Spiral Islanders team wishes Happy Birthday to Rob Vaughan, Team2012, Barry Allen on July 6, 2009. All the best form Spiral Island.

spiralislanders: The Spiral Islanders team wishes Happy Birthday to Rob Vaughan, Team2012, Barry Allen on July 6, 2009. All the best form Spiral Island.

spiralislanders: Happy Birthday to Kelly from the Team at Spiral Islanders.

spiralislanders: Happy Birthday to Kelly from the Team at Spiral Islanders.

spiralislanders: Marcus Davee, Zacch, AdAstra and 8 more Spiral Islanders were featured on Rishi Sowa's Spiral Island Social Network today!

spiralislanders: Marcus Davee, Zacch, AdAstra and 8 more Spiral Islanders were featured on Rishi Sowa's Spiral Island Social Network today!

spiralislanders: Spiral Islander Birthdays Today July 2, 2009: Joshua Allen Zachary Branson. Spiral Islanders Birthdays July 3, 2009 Christopher Price.

spiralislanders: Spiral Islander Birthdays Today July 2, 2009: Joshua Allen Zachary Branson. Spiral Islanders Birthdays July 3, 2009 Christopher Price.

spiralislanders: On July 2, 2009 Tim salinsky, Natalie Thompson, Mariano & 5 people from around the globe joined Richie Sowa's Spiral Island Social Network.

spiralislanders: On July 2, 2009 Tim salinsky, Natalie Thompson, Mariano & 5 people from around the globe joined Richie Sowa's Spiral Island Social Network.

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