Through this time, it also became obvious that the human effect on the natural environment was everywhere. It was hard to ignore the small pieces of plastic littered within the light, bright sand of the world’s most isolated islands. It was crazy to think that consumption somewhere else had ended up here, a middle-of-nowhere paradise. The odd sandal. A bottle cap. Fishing nets amongst the reef. Plastic next to ancient Mayan pyramids. It was always there, if she looked. Trying to make sense of it all, she thought back to one resounding moment meeting an old Indonesian woman. The toothless, smiling chuckle was so naïve and innocent as she thoughtlessly threw handfuls of wet plastic bags from her bucket. Or looking back to her own childhood, full of plastic everything. Even to a few weeks ago when she walked out of the supermarket with a reusable bag, full of food covered in packaging. All over the world, in lots of different ways, it became clear that there were very few stones left unturned by humans and the way we are living. CaliWoods Logo Leaf After six years of incredible travel, those collected moments and experiences (and that little bundle) started talking to each other. They collaborated, wrapped themselves around each other and moulded into what makes up CaliWoods today.