Beyond the Horizon, Part 5 pp197-247From Moscow to Lisbon with Julie

While in Moscow, Colin learned about Erden Eruc and Tim Harvey’s plans to row the Atlantic

Leaving Moscow:

• On July 19, Colin and Julie departed Moscow for Lisbon, Portugal

• They left from St. Basil’s Cathedral in Red Square

• 5,500km to Lisbon• 22,000km to

Vancouver

Next stop Ukraine: 550km down the M2

Ukraine:In the fallout area of Chernobyl, the nuclear reactor that

melted in 1986

Ukraine to Hungary:The Carpathian Mountains

Hungary:

Hungary: land of beautiful highways that cyclists aren’t allowed on

Budapest, capital of Hungary (with its Lenin)

Austria:Colin comments on the picturesque houses

Vienna, capital of Austria

In Vienna, Colin and Julie find the Danube River Cycling Path – 800km along the dikes:

Passau, Germany, where the Danube Trail ends

Tuttlingen, Germany (left), then through the NW corner of Switzerland and into France

South-Central France

Crossing the Pyrenees into Spain:

Colin and Julie cross the Pyrenees at the Ibaneta Temple on the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage route:

Spain: Colin comments on the beautiful squares in every town

Portugal: Colin and Julie’s final European country-Portugal is the world’s largest supplier of cork

Lisbon, Portugal:

• Lisbon’s population is 600,000

• There are over 3,000,000 in greater Lisbon

• Colin and Julie spend their time at the municipal marina – the Doca De Belem – preparing their boat – christened Ondine – for departure

• From Lisbon harbor the “Portuguese Trades” will aid them

The Doca De Belem, Lisbon:

Colin and Julie’s Boat: The Ondine

• The Ondine is a 24 foot boat designed for ocean-rowing by Phil Morrison (pictured with one of his boats, above)

• It has a fore cabin for storage and an aft cabin as a berth. There are 8 compartments below deck for storage.

• Below are Colin and Julie in their boat

Modifying The Ondine

• Colin and Julie depended on a reverse-osmosis desalinator for their drinking water

• They rationed 10 litres a day• The unit worked but required a

great amount of energy• They installed flexible solar

panels on the hull of the boat to provide electricity for the desalinator and other electronics

Modifying The Ondine, continued…

• Colin and Julie also had to install an EPIRB, an emergency position indicating radio beacon, on their boat

• Its batteries were recharged by the solar panels

September, 22: Departure Date- next step (on land) North America