Black Sea to Syria

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Removing boats from crates after arriving in London, England

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The journey beginning at John O' Groats at the northern tip of Scotland (Martina Cross)

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This is where the bicycle and trailer fit inside the boat.

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Cycling away from John O' Groats (Martina Cross)

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Castle built by the Sinclair Clan near John O' Groats

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Highland Cattle (Martina Cross)

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Typical March wet cold weather in Scotland

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Cycling through Scottish Highlands

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Launching boats off Scottish Coast

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Julie rowing along Scottish coastline

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Scottish coast

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Julie using survival suit while rowing in frigid Scottish waters

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Rowing past castle in Loch Ness while voyaging Caledonian Canal

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Pushing up the hills

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Reaching England!

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Winter isn't over yet - snow in Penrith, England.

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English dogs. Okay, one of them is a a pig.

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Rowing past York on the Ouse River.

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Oxford Canal

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Rowing along the Oxford Canal

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Julie operating locks on the Oxford Canal

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Cyclist in Oxford City

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Rowing past Big Ben on the Thames River

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Camped on a disused pontoon beneath Hammersmith Bridge, London

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Rowing under Tower Bridge, London

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Stranded in the mud two km from shore at mouth of Thames River during outgoing tide.

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Arriving in France after rowing across English Channel

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Difficult launch into French Canals

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The boat trailer hours before it was stolen in France.

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Up the creek without a trailer. No choice but to build a new one.

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Camped on the banks of the Rhine River

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Cycling past crops and poppies

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Julie rowing over a river on an aquaduct (canal crosses 40 feet over river on bridge)

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Julie Rowing on the Mainz River

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Pit stop in Frankfurt

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Rowing past Frankfurt

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Cycling some of the world's best bicycle paths in Germany

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Colin running sluice through hydroelectric dam

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Camped in front of Passau

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Julie rowing on Danube River

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Heron

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Rowing along Danube

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German lock on Danube

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Colin cycling through Germany

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Cycling through Medieval walled city of Rothenburg

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Storks in Germany

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Studying the map in Slovakia

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Village on Danube River

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Julie resting in thermal baths in Slovakia

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Hydrofoil on Danube

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Budapest, Hungary - on the Danube

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One of hundreds of beautiful beaches along the Danube (Croatia)

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Lots of good food!

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Commercial fisherman on Danube

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Novibad, Serbia

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Iron Gates Gorge, Serbia

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Giant sculpture, Romania

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Fisherman

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Always watching for river traffic

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Colin cycling along canal of death connecting Danube with Black Sea

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Julie celebrating Black Sea arrival with a swim

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Camped on the Black Sea

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Colin rowing past limestone cliffs - Black Sea

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Old man and Black Sea

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Shipwreck

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Waiting on remote beach for weather to calm

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Julie exploring 1500-year-old church carved into cliff on Turkish Black Sea Coast

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Istanbul

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Cistern in Istanbul

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Mosque in Turkey

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Another zero-emmissions form of transportation

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Turkish landscape near Syrian border

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Syria at last!

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Julie and Colin finishing journey in middle of Aleppo after 7,200 km of rowing and cycling from Scotland.

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