Susan Curry

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Suzy

  • Castaways Nickname: Chiquita    

  • Tours Completed: 2015-East of Midnight Tour; 2016-Proof of Life Tour; 2017-Just Breathe Tour; 2018-Under the Bridge Tour; 2019-No Surrender Tour; 2020-20/20 Perfect Vision Tour; 2021-BlackJack Tour; 2022-Carry On Tour; 2023-Ridiculous Stunt Tour

  • Team Role/Function: Someone has to bring up the rear and I volunteered.  

  • How did you become a Castaway? By bringing banana pudding to the team, retired from being a restaurant owner and decided I wanted to relax in my golden years by kayaking 160 miles.

  • Why are you a Castaway? Because I've had first-hand experience with cancer being a 7-year breast cancer survivor.

  • Outside a kayak/bicycle, what is your "essential" gear? music, speaker, gloves, and lots of water

  • Conch Republic Navy Rank? Haven’t had the honor of being inducted yet.

  • Favorite Castaways moment: sunrises in the morning.

  • Favorite Castaways quote: "Das Horn',  

  • My Family: Been with my husband Richard 42 years, we are old hippies so we had some carefree days in our youth.  

  • Where are you from? From Annapolis, MD. I’ve lived in the Florida keys for 46 years.

  • Where did you go to school? Went to Annapolis High School and Fl. Keys Community College.

  • Where do you work? Retired.  

  • Favorite music/artists: Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band, and anything old-time rock and roll.

  • Favorite movies/genre: Rom-Com, anything with a happy ending.

  • Favorite books: I read most anything.

  • Personal Fun Fact: I love nature and gardening.  Have fish, turtles, wild birds and lots of flowers.

  • How have I helped carry out the CAC mission of funding cancer research and honoring those who have fought the fight? I volunteer with ACS in their Road to Recovery and Reach to Recovery programs.  I honor those who've fought the fight by kayaking for different people every day on our 7-day journey with the Castaways.