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#1.
EXPEDITION LAUNCH: HRH
The Duke of Gloucester christens pedal boat Moksha on the
River Thames. Feb 1994.
Steve
cools down during the long, hot bike ride through Spain. July
1994. #2.
STEVE COOLING OFF >>
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#3.
INTO THE ATLANTIC: the
first of 111 days and 4,300 miles pedaling from The Algarve,
Portugal to Miami, Florida. Oct 1994.
Pedal
shifts are 3hrs on and 3hrs off, 24hrs a day, 7-days a week
until landfall is made. Nov 1994. #4.
STEVE PEDALING >>
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#5.
ROGUE WAVE:
minutes after this photo was taken the boat was capsized by
a 30ft rogue wave and Steve almost drowned. Dec 1994.
A
typical lunchtime snack: oxtail soup with pieces of dried
biscuit posing as croutons. Dec 1994. #6.
SOUP >>
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#7.
CATCH OF THE DAY: a
50lb dorado fish caught with a handline and 'Lolita the Lure'.
Jan 1994.
Cooling
off after a hot and sweaty midday pedal shift brings instant
relief. Jan 1994. #8.
GOING FOR A SWIM >>
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#9.
BAHAMAS LANDFALL: after
97 days at sea Steve and Jason make landfall on the island
of Providenciales in the Turks and Caicos Islands. Feb 1994.
Jason
skating through the state of Arkansas en route to California.
June 1995. #10.
JASON SKATING >>
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#11.
ARIZONA HIGHWAY:
the long, unequivocal road through the canyonlands of southern
Arizona. July 1996.
Exploring
caves while kayaking the Sea of Cortez, Mexico, en route to
Peru. April 1997. #12.
KAYAK CAVE >>
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INTO THE PACIFIC:
the first of 53 days and 2,400 miles pedaling from San Francisco,
California to Hilo, Hawaii. Oct 1998.
A
hi-tech link to the internet via waterproof laptop and satellite
brings the expedition 'live' into classrooms worldwide. Nov
1998. #14.
INTERNET LINK >>
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#15.
BROKEN PROPELLOR: Steve
displays a sheared propellor shaft on the Hawaii voyage. Fortunately
they have spares. Nov 1998.
There
are a myriad of things to do before Jason's solo voyage to
Tarawa, including checking the boat electrics, cleaning the
inside and locating shark repellent and a pencil sharpener.
May 1999.
#16. TO DO LIST >>
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#17.
FIN SURFACING: "maybe
I'll take a raincheck on that swim today ...."
Jason
prepares a veggie dinner en route to Tarawa. July 1999.
#18.
MEAL TIME >>
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#19.
SOLOMONS ESCORT: local
fishermen in dugout canoes escort Jason and April on the first
of 32 days and 1,100 miles from the Solomon Islands to Australia.
July 2000.
Jason
tries to convince a very disbelieving April that this military
grade liferaft might actually save her life. June 2000. #20.
LIFERAFT DRILL >>
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#21.
SCISSOR DIVIDERS: the
dividers fail in the first week of the Coral Sea Crossing,
leaving Jason and April with no option but to improvise with
kitchen scissors. July 2000.
Moksha
nearing the end of her 11,000 mile crossing of the Pacific
Ocean - approaching the Great Barrier Reef, NE Australia.
Aug 2000. #22.
BIG WET BIKE RIDE >>
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