The Long Row Home

Tobermory part 2 - The Hardest Decision

After 80 days at sea, facing wind, rain, tides, lightening, live firing ranges, entangled fishing gear and ships on a collision course with them Mother Nature has got one more storm to throw at Allan and Mhairi. After they reached Tobermory Storm Lillian rolled into the west coast of Scotland and forced them to make the hardest decision about The Long Row Home yet. Faced with pausing their row Allan and Mhairi describe what bought them step ashore and how they have been overwhelmed by support since. Listen to the end to find out how much they have smashed their fundraising target by. Track our progress with our Yellow Brick Tracker: https://www.thelongrowhome.co.uk/keep-track/ [https://www.thelongrowhome.co.uk/keep-track/] Support The Long Row Home: https://justgiving.com/team/stormyandsteth [https://justgiving.com/team/stormyandsteth] Visit The Long Row Home online: https://www.thelongrowhome.co.uk/ [https://www.thelongrowhome.co.uk/] Follow our socials: Facebook - The Long Row Home [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100089480973284] Instagram - The Long Row Home [https://www.instagram.com/stormyandsteth/] The Long Row Home podcast is produced by Adventurous Audio Ltd [https://www.adventurousaudio.co.uk/].

Gigha, Jura and Tobermory (part 1)

Lots and lots has happened since the last update from Boudicea. As they left Gigha loaded with some sound local knowledge from a fisherman the row has been a battle of tides, weather, getting tangled in fishing gear and being anchored just below Allan’s favourite whisky distillery on Jura.   While they were dodging the weather, they also had to navigate around the 3rd largest whirlpool in the world, the Gulf of Corryvreckan, before they could reach the relatively sheltered waters of the Sound of Mull. This should have been the start of the home straight, rowing through the beautiful north west Scottish highlands before turning along the north coast and home to Wick. But Mother Nature had other plans for them. Make sure you listen to Tobermory part 2 to hear from Allan and Mhairi exactly why they made the national news headlines. Track our progress with our Yellow Brick Tracker: https://www.thelongrowhome.co.uk/keep-track/ [https://www.thelongrowhome.co.uk/keep-track/] Support The Long Row Home: https://justgiving.com/team/stormyandsteth [https://justgiving.com/team/stormyandsteth] Visit The Long Row Home online: https://www.thelongrowhome.co.uk/ [https://www.thelongrowhome.co.uk/] Follow our socials: Facebook - The Long Row Home [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100089480973284] Instagram - The Long Row Home [https://www.instagram.com/stormyandsteth/] The Long Row Home podcast is produced by Adventurous Audio Ltd [https://www.adventurousaudio.co.uk/].

Scotland's pit of despair

When the going gets tough, the tough get rowing. What should have been celebrations and joy at being back in Scottish water has been some of the toughest hours of The Long Row Home yet.   Physically and mentally the challenging tides and conditions around the Mull of Kintyre have proven to be almost, but not quite, enough to end the row. But Allan and Mhairi have picked themselves out of their pit of despair by rowing for one more hour, then one more hour. Eventually they got shelter at Gigha, but were tired and in pain after 9 brutal hours on the oars. Home feels tantalisingly close now, which in some ways makes it all harder during the tough times. If you’ve been following the row, please send them messages of support on their Facebook Page, it is making a massive difference to them. The link is below. Track our progress with our Yellow Brick Tracker: https://www.thelongrowhome.co.uk/keep-track/ [https://www.thelongrowhome.co.uk/keep-track/] Support The Long Row Home: https://justgiving.com/team/stormyandsteth [https://justgiving.com/team/stormyandsteth] Visit The Long Row Home online: https://www.thelongrowhome.co.uk/ [https://www.thelongrowhome.co.uk/] Follow our socials: Facebook - The Long Row Home [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100089480973284] Instagram - The Long Row Home [https://www.instagram.com/stormyandsteth/] The Long Row Home podcast is produced by Adventurous Audio Ltd [https://www.adventurousaudio.co.uk/].

Ireland and onto Scotland

Allan, Mhairi and Boudicea have made it back to Scotland! Rowing up the east coast of Ireland has been great. Good conditions and weather meant that Allan and Mhairi were able to keep a very steady 6 hours on 6 hours rowing pattern all the way up the coast. After successfully crossing the busy ports of Dublin and Belfast they arrived in Red Bay on the Antrim Coast to be met by one of the volunteer RNLI Coxswains who came out to visit them. It was carnival night in the village and they were treated to an incredible fireworks display. But there was no carnival on Boudicea because just a few tantalising hours of rowing away was the Scottish coastline. So hauling anchor while Red Bay partied Boudicea slipped out of the bay and headed home to Scotland. Track our progress with our Yellow Brick Tracker: https://www.thelongrowhome.co.uk/keep-track/ [https://www.thelongrowhome.co.uk/keep-track/] Support The Long Row Home: https://justgiving.com/team/stormyandsteth [https://justgiving.com/team/stormyandsteth] Visit The Long Row Home online: https://www.thelongrowhome.co.uk/ [https://www.thelongrowhome.co.uk/] Follow our socials: Facebook - The Long Row Home [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100089480973284] Instagram - The Long Row Home [https://www.instagram.com/stormyandsteth/] The Long Row Home podcast is produced by Adventurous Audio Ltd [https://www.adventurousaudio.co.uk/].

The Big Crossing - The Irish Sea

Allan and Mhairi have made it across The Irish Sea, but it threw everything at them. The crossing from Ramsey Sound to Rosslare Harbour tested them and Boudicea to their physical and mental limits. This without doubt has been the toughest crossing so far and not something either of them was looking forward to. Every stroke of the crossing presented challenges to them but safety wasn’t found on the Irish Coast as tides, wind and sandbars all kept on testing them as their energy levels continued to fall. But there is hope, it’s now less than 500 miles left to go to Wick and The Long Row Home is starting feel like it is entering the final stages. Track our progress with our Yellow Brick Tracker: https://www.thelongrowhome.co.uk/keep-track/ [https://www.thelongrowhome.co.uk/keep-track/] Support The Long Row Home: https://justgiving.com/team/stormyandsteth [https://justgiving.com/team/stormyandsteth] Visit The Long Row Home online: https://www.thelongrowhome.co.uk/ [https://www.thelongrowhome.co.uk/] Follow our socials: Facebook - The Long Row Home [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100089480973284] Instagram - The Long Row Home [https://www.instagram.com/stormyandsteth/] The Long Row Home podcast is produced by Adventurous Audio Ltd [https://www.adventurousaudio.co.uk/].