HAMPTON: Swedish teen climate activist Greta Thunberg departed the United States on Wednesday , hitching a ride to Europe aboard a catamaran to attend a UN climate summit in Madrid.
Carrying a large backpack, the 16-year-old and her father Svante boarded"La Vagabonde", a 14m catamaran belonging to an Australian couple that will be her home for the next two to three weeks.The Swedish activist, who became world famous for founding the"school strikes for the climate," is ending a hectic 11-week North American sojourn that made headlines at every turn as she criss-crossed the United States and Canada.
"I thought when he got elected, now people will finally, now people must finally wake up," she told AFP in an interview on Tuesday. Six people will be aboard"La Vagabonde" for the trip: Elayna Carausu, 26, and her partner Riley Whitelum, 35, together with their 11-month-old boy Lenny; 26-year-old professional British sailor Nikki Henderson, Greta, and her father Svante.
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