How did you feel going into the final leg of the race? Did you think you could win?
Cathie: When we left Liverpool, we purposely held back some money, so we knew that we could take taxis if we needed. That had been our strategy all along. So we were feeling quietly confident that we could get quite a way up in Nova Scotia. But obviously, that would only take us so far. I had a little inkling when we got to the port that we might be in first position because when we got there, they made a big fuss about our camera crew and didn’t want us filming. It caused quite a consternation and I thought, no other camera crew must have passed through here yet. So we decided to go with the ferry that was already there, and to keep moving rather than spend money on a motel, and then extra money on a more expensive ferry journey. But obviously we had the risk on the other side. So I went from feeling quite confident, to then being extremely nervous, because we were genuinely relying on other people and we had moments of panic trying to get a lift. And then we got to St. John's.
Tricia: And when we opened that book after running up those steps – and I’m not sure why we didn’t put our rucksacks down at the bottom – it was bittersweet because we'd come first which was an amazing, amazing thing. But we'd finished the race, so it was really sad that we were going back home and back to our normal lives.
Cathie: It was a whole range of emotions in that final leg. But that was true throughout the whole race to be honest. You could go from pure elation to total despair within a few seconds. It was certainly a roller coaster of emotions.