I am so thrilled to welcome Linn van der Zanden to The Joy of SUP Podcast today. 

I met Linn in the summer of 2021 researching my book and we spent the most wonderful time paddleboarding along the south west coast of Scotland, cooking supper on the beach and camping on our boards overnight. I think you are going to love the helpful information Linn shares with us!

A little more about her: 

Linn van der Zanden is a SUP adventurer and instructor based on the South West Coast of Scotland. She loves exploring the local islands on multi-day trips, combining SUP with overnight camps and bivvys.

Linn is a Surfers Against Sewage rep for the area and as part of this undertakes beach cleans by SUP on remote beaches. She also volunteers with other ocean based charities, including the Ocean Youth Trust and Seaful charity. Linn is an ambassador for Sea Lion Boards. She has qualified with Water Skills Academy. 

In this episode we talk about:

• Her childhood in the outdoors - her Mum's wild swimming, her father's boat Little Salmon, holidays in Scotland and their business near Ben Nevis
• Living on the Thames on a boat whilst studying at university
• Working in Glasgow 
• Her career in education 
• Sailing, incredible expeditions and volunteering for the Ocean Youth Trust
• Creating a microadventures community when returning to the outdoors after having her daughter
• Inspiration from  Alastair Humphreys' book Microadventures
• Her first lesson on Loch Lochmond
• Qualifying as a SUP instructor with Water Skills Academy 
• Packing for an overnight bivvying adventure
• Tips on what to take overnight and how to pack 
• Scotland's Right to Roam  
• Cooking on a Kelly Kettle
• Pasta, pesto and pinenuts for supper on the beach 
• Overnight oats for breakfast 
• Being a Surfers Against Sewage rep 
• Beachcleaning in remote places that she can reach by SUP
• Meeting Cal Major, volunteering with Seaful charity and snorkelling 
• Her fundraising Five Islands Challenge: SUP, bivvying and beach cleaning on Great Isle of Cumbrae, Little Isle of Cumbrae, Arran, Bute and Ailsa Craig 
• Being grateful for her daughter
• Her Palm Atom drysuit pants 
• Being a Team Rider for Sealions Boards and their environmental philosophy

You can find Linn here:
Instagram: @microadventuregirl

I hope you find this episode as fascinating as I did. I would love to hear your thoughts!

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Wishing you sunshine, thank you for listening, Jo x