The adventures of robinson crusoe is the story of life on a desert island nearly three hundred years ago. Richie sowa,from middlesbrough in the uk,is a 21st century robinson crusoe. His home is an island near cancun in mexico.but richie's island is different. He built it himself - with 250,000 plastic bottles! The house has got a living room, simple kitchen and two bedrooms. The weather is hot,dry and sunny so richie uses solar cooker, a shower,electric lights and a CDplayer.He shares the island with his dog,two ducks and four cats. A lot of tourists visit the island and,last year,an ecology student stayed there and studied Richie's way of life."It"s paradise!' he said.