We’ve made it to Constanta- in tact. We need to say thank you to many people, without whom this project wouldn’t have got off the ground. Some who deserve special thanks are: Mike Whipp for donating such a solid Manx ocean rowing boat; all of our new friends at Ulm Rowing club (especially Jörg for his master canal logistics throughout, […]

Day 2 at sea: the pelicans dried up and were first replaced by (mostly nudist!) holidaying Romanians. Now we’re back in relative civilisation anchored in a bay just 15km from Constanta Port within earshot of beach parties. Last night on the boat!

We’ve made it to the end of the Danube Delta. After a couple of hard days, it was a big relief to finally see the river end and the Black Sea begin. However, the fat lady hasn’t quite sung. We’ve still got to get ourselves and Fight &Spirit safely to Constanta. Given current pace, we hope to finish off on […]

We have continued to make good progress on from Bulgaria but have been delayed a little in Romania due to the high winds. Before entering the Black Sea, the Danube snakes north up through Bralia and Galatia (below) before heading east through the delta. When the river headed north, we faced the strongest winds we have had so far on […]