A former Plymouth schoolboy has become one of the first men to paddleboard 1,500 miles down the length of the River Ganges – dodging snakes, crocodiles and sharks.Mike "Spike" Reid, aged 34, spent 98 days on a stand-up board, much to the amazement of Indian onlookers.Spike and his colleagues spent seven or eight hours a day paddling and camped on the banks of the holy Hindu river.The river is plagued by pollution and is not used for recreation despite its importance.Spike and...
