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13: The Danube Part 3 - The Home Straight
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13: The Danube Part 3 - The Home Straight

September 27, 2018

If you cast you mind back, you may remember the closing sentence of our last expedition update from Belgrade, Serbia. It read “If all goes to plan, the next update we post will hopefully be from the Black Sea!”

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12: The Danube Part 2 - Five Countries and Four Capitals
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12: The Danube Part 2 - Five Countries and Four Capitals

August 28, 2018

Our last few weeks have been somewhat of a whirlwind as we’ve passed through five countries and four capital cities in twelve days of non-stop paddling on the Danube.

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11: The Start of the Danube
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11: The Start of the Danube

August 13, 2018

During our first ten days on the River Danube, we have very quickly come to realise that this river is a fickle mistress.

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10: The Main and Main-Donau Canal
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10: The Main and Main-Donau Canal

August 1, 2018

Since our last expedition update over two weeks ago, Kate and I have thrown ourselves into a big push in order to complete the Main and Main-Donau Canal, an accumulative distance of over 465km across Germany.

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9: Q&A with St Paul's Juniors
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9: Q&A with St Paul's Juniors

July 24, 2018

A few weeks ago, we were incredibly lucky to receive a delivery of over thirty cards from students at St Paul’s Juniors, a school in London.

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8: The Rhine
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8: The Rhine

July 14, 2018

After an enjoyable two days off in the beautiful city of Strasbourg, it was time for Kate and I to leave behind the safety and comfort of the French canals in order to join the Rhine.

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7: A Final Farewell to France
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7: A Final Farewell to France

June 27, 2018

After the amount of hospitality and generosity we were shown last week, we really didn’t think things could get better.

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6: The Power of People
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6: The Power of People

June 18, 2018

It is a recurring theme on this adventure that the most memorable and positive moments we experience are due to the people we encounter along our way.

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5: The Week That Almost Went to Plan
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5: The Week That Almost Went to Plan

June 11, 2018

This past week of paddling got off to an exceptionally good start. We were treated to four days of beautiful weather and every aspect of each day went smoothly.

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4: The Return to French Waters
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4: The Return to French Waters

June 2, 2018

After a prolonged week of kicking our heels in the Belgian city of Namur waiting to replace our wheels, last Saturday we were extremely relieved to finally return to the water in Benji the kayak. The time had come to resume our expedition!

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3: Belgium - the highs and lows
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3: Belgium - the highs and lows

May 21, 2018

Our first week in Belgium has certainly proven to be a mixed bag.

We paddled across the border on a quiet, calm Sunday, alone on the water except for the occasional school of ducklings. For once, there were no fishermen or barges to avoid…

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2: From England to Belgium... Via France
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2: From England to Belgium... Via France

May 13, 2018

Bonjour from the French-Belgian border!

After a week of waiting for the weather to clear up enough for us to attempt the Channel crossing, last Friday we were finally able to cross from Folkestone to Calais…

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1: Let the Paddle Begin
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1: Let the Paddle Begin

May 2, 2018

Westminster Bridge to the English Channel

The first leg of our expedition from Westminster Bridge to the English Channel is officially complete!

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Kayaking the Continent
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Kayaking the Continent

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