



Leaving her and the kids behind was one of the most difficult decisions of my life.Ĭharley: Leaving my wife, Ollie, and the kids was one of the hardest decisions of my life.Įwan: We kicked off in John O'Groats and I pulled a wheelie.Įwan: Ten miles down the road we made our first charity stop to visit a home for children with cancer. Ewan was a bit crap.Įwan: I told Charley I wanted my wife, Eve, to join the trip.Ĭharley: There was no way I was letting her spoil my party with Ewan.Įwan: Charley persuaded me it wasn't a good idea to take Eve. But I saw the disappointment on Charley's face and thought he might never recover if I didn't give it a go.Ĭharley: I wasn't sure we'd have enough material for the TV film of our journey, so I booked us on to a pointless adventure training weekend to fill up the first episode. I didn't think I could ride cross-country for 15,000 miles. Me and Ewan, alone again apart from eight of our closest friends who would be following us with supplies and filming the journey.Įwan: I broke my leg, falling off my bike to heroically save the life of a pedestrian who wasn't looking where he was going. Charley: I couldn't believe we were finally getting ready to ride from John O'Groats to the southern tip of Africa.
