Virgin Group CEO and founder Richard Branson has never been one to shy away from adventure sports. And you might recall that, several months ago, we learned that he had his eye on crossing the English Channel for his 60th birthday. The adventurous billionaire was thwarted, temporarily, in those efforts by lack of winds. Yet evidently he’s still in training. According to this article, Branson and billionaire buddy and Google CEO Larry Page are hitting the waves at Branson’s privately owned Necker Island in the aptly named British Virgin Islands. Go get’em Richard.

Most people either fly across the English Channel or do the chunnel in a high-speed Eurostar train. This is a video of two Britons, Wayne “Worsil” and Tom “Tiny Tops” who, like many Brits to each year, flew the distance from England to France. What’s different about these guys? They braved some seriously choppy waves and kite surfed the English Channel, for charity, and became the first to achieve that incredible feat.

Richard Branson is planning to do the same, on his 60th birthday. Cojones, Richard. Very cool.

By the way, this is officially post #100 at The Bodhi Tree – a blog dedicated to adventure travel, and living life with the just some of the adrenaline that coarsed through Bodhi in Point Break. I should stop livin in the 90′s I know…

Oh my God, this video just makes me wanna pack my bags and catch the next plane to Australia.  This is just a beautiful video, of some disgustingly blue ocean and waves that scream “Surf Me”.  The kite-surfing is pretty cool too, courtesy of West Oz Rippers.  This is why I love blogging about adventure travel.  Enjoy!

How to get air borne real quick. Well you can do it the traditional way and catch a plane. Or you can carefully calculate a jump of 100 feet over Worthing Pier in East Sussex, England. These guys planned this jump for three years, then got up one day and saw the strong winds and high waves and…