We’ve both done some fairly daring things in the past – Rachel with her scuba diving (including with sharks), water skiing, surfing, getting her motorcycle licence and driving a rally car – Lin with abseiling down Chester Cathedral, parascending and spending 3 months in Kenya on Operation Raleigh.

Well that's it folks, we've completed our first ocean row, albeit coastal, and have paid a deposit for our boat. Guess that means it's all getting more real now!

Or in our case, the sun! We've had a massively busy time recently, starting with a slightly stressful week in April, immersed in the whole new world of the Ocean Yachtmaster qualification.