When I was out there I was never ever alone, there was always a team of people behind me, in mind if not in body.

I think it is incredible just to see so many people there shouting your name and waving,

It was an extraordinary experience, quite overwhelming,

There is real relief on board, it hasn't been the most ideal way to start but we are really happy to be able to get on with the task of challenging the Jules Verne record,

Every individual face, a grandmother or grandchild or parents and their two kids, they're all there waving at you and they've all come to see you, it's as simple as that. They're not there simply by chance and that's very, very humbling.

very stressed -- tense and worried.