Credit: SWNS / Johnny Coyne
Two friends are kayaking 3,000 miles from Ireland to Istanbul in a world first.
Johnny Coyne and Liam Cotter, both 22, set off from Dublin a month ago and are now 200 miles into their journey through 16 countries to Turkey.
The journey will see the outdoor instructors kayak through the Irish Sea, across the English Channel, the along River Thames, Rhine, and Danube.
They'll pass through Ireland, England, France, Germany, Austria, Hungary, Poland, Italy, Croatia, Serbia, Romania, Bulgaria, Belarus, Lithuania, Moldova and even Ukraine, before they arrive in Turkey in March.
They are embarking on their extraordinary adventure to raise money for Daisy Lodge, a respite facility for children with cancer and their families.
The duo hope to raise £30,000 for the cause, and they’ve already raised almost £4,000.
Two friends are kayaking 3,000 miles from Ireland to Istanbul in a world first.
Johnny Coyne and Liam Cotter, both 22, set off from Dublin a month ago and are now 200 miles into their journey through 16 countries to Turkey.
The journey will see the outdoor instructors kayak through the Irish Sea, across the English Channel, the along River Thames, Rhine, and Danube.
They'll pass through Ireland, England, France, Germany, Austria, Hungary, Poland, Italy, Croatia, Serbia, Romania, Bulgaria, Belarus, Lithuania, Moldova and even Ukraine, before they arrive in Turkey in March.
They are embarking on their extraordinary adventure to raise money for Daisy Lodge, a respite facility for children with cancer and their families.
The duo hope to raise £30,000 for the cause, and they’ve already raised almost £4,000.
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00:00My name's Jonny Coyne and currently I'm kayaking from Dublin to Istanbul on a World's First Expedition.
00:06About three minutes until we leave.
00:07About three minutes, yeah.
00:08Getting, yeah, the nerves are there but the excitement is there with it.
00:11Jonny Coyne and Liam Cotter are kayaking 3,000 miles from Ireland to Istanbul to raise money for Daisy Lodge,
00:17a respite facility for children with cancer and their families.
00:20They'll pass through 16 countries before they arrive in Turkey in March,
00:23an expedition that will take five months to complete.
00:25Day 11 kayaking from Dublin to Istanbul.
00:28We're just about to cross the Irish Sea.
00:30It's a moment we've been waiting for for a long time.
00:32It's a big day, Jonny.
00:33Woo!
00:34It was estimated that it would take about seven to eight hours, between 40 and 50 kilometres,
00:38all depending on how we got on.
00:40Liam had rudder problems straight away.
00:42We seemed to have got it sorted.
00:44I'm feeling tired.
00:45Feeling motivated in some way.
00:47And so we began.
00:49Break number two.
00:50Two hours, 20 minutes in.
00:5214 kilometres.
00:53I don't know if it's alright.
00:54I need to pee a bit.
00:57The aches and pains are there for sure.
00:59It's tough, but it's going pretty well.
01:01Over five hours in now.
01:03Definitely getting tough.
01:04It's pretty wrecked now.
01:06Just keep going north.
01:07You're doing f***ing awesome.
01:08OK.
01:09Let's do this.
01:10Lots of pain in the lower body.
01:12Mentally tired.
01:14God, no!
01:18Eight hours in.
01:19Very, very weird climbing for a boat.
01:22Hour f***ing nine.
01:23I just can't wait to get out of this boat.
01:26That's it.
01:27We made it to Scotland.
01:28Just as the sun is setting.
01:30Nine hours and 50 kilometres later,
01:32we made it to Scotland.
01:34We crossed the Irish Sea.
01:35And this is only the start.