Friends Cross Ocean Strait on Homemade Toilet Barge
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Alex Craig and Paul Graham crossed the treacherous Backstairs Passage between Cape Jervis and Kangaroo Island, Australia, on a homemade barge featuring a toilet and barbecue, to transport a site toilet for a block on Kangaroo Island, avoiding ferry costs.
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Friends Alex Craig and Paul Graham built a homemade toilet barge to transport a site toilet to Kangaroo Island, avoiding expensive ferry fees for the journey across Backstairs Passage.
An "old school" toilet is not a typical mode of transport on which to hit the high seas but that did not deter friends Alex Craig and Paul Graham from giving it a go.
The duo crossed the stretch of ocean between Cape Jervis and Kangaroo Island on a homemade barge complete with an outhouse and a barbecue.
The apparent brazen act of Aussie larrikinism was actually a solution to a problem.
"Alex has a block over on Kangaroo Island and he needed a site toilet," Mr Graham told 891 ABC Adelaide.
"The portaloos were way too expensive so we just made one."
The journey, which took place in May 2025, took four hours to complete.
"It was treacherous," Mr Graham said.
The journey typically takes 45-minutes aboard the SeaLink ferry from Cape Jervis to Penneshaw.
"We were being adventurous," Mr Graham said.
"And a little bit of 'we're not paying for the ferry' because to take the toilet over was more than $2,000, plus building it."
Footage of the journey posted to Mr Craig's YouTube channel on July 11, 2026, shows the pair crossing Backstairs Passage and arriving at Kangaroo Island's Christmas Cove.
The pair also enjoyed a cook-up aboard the vessel.
"We had short ribs, pork ribs and some gourmet sausages," Mr Graham said.
Not for the faint-hearted
The Backstairs Passage is a strait between the Fleurieu Peninsula and Dudley Peninsula on the eastern end of Kangaroo Island.
While beautiful, the stretch of water can be dangerous.
The duo said they waited until conditions were favourable before attempting their mission.
"We had to find that window with the light breeze, the swell down and the right tide," Mr Graham said.
"It looks stupid and it looks crazy but we did try to time it as best we could.
The duo were surprised by the attention. Mr Graham his phone was "blowing up" after the video was posted to social media.
When 891 ABC Adelaide suggested the pair could be the new 'Nautical Alby Mangels', Mr Graham said the World Safari documentary maker had "actually been in touch with Alex."
Mr Graham said this would not be their final adventure.
"The next instalments are coming up," he said.
ABC News contacted SeaLink for comment.
"Due to the age of the event, we'll refrain from comment at this time," a spokesperson said.
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Alex Craig and Paul Graham will embark on further adventures.
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- What are the "next instalments" of their adventures?
- What was the exact cost of building the barge?
- What specific regulations might apply to such a voyage?
