Whitelum admitted that he was originally hesitant about the journey - not just because it's taking place out of season, but also because of their baby son. The couple say that since they contacted Thunberg last week, the teen has been helping them prepare for the 3, nautical mile journey, which should take between two and three weeks. Thunberg refuses to fly due to the high levels of emissions from air travel and instead uses boats, trains and electric cars to get around.Ĭarausu and Whitelum told CNN they had no intention of sailing to Europe but made a last-minute decision to help Thunberg out after seeing her plea on social media. The year-old had already traveled halfway to the South American country when the UN changed the location of the December summit to Madrid, after Chile withdrew as host because of weeks of protests that paralyzed the nation. Elayna Carausu and Riley Whitelum, whose YouTube channel Sailing La Vagabonde chronicles their life aboard a foot catamaran, responded to Thunberg's plea for transportationmade on social media earlier this month when the major United Nations climate meeting was moved to Spain from Chile.
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