Patrick and the 'Mount Everest of Kayaking'

Patrick Winterton and Mick Berwick planned to leave Stornoway today to kayak to the Faroe Islands, a 255 mile voyage which The Press and Journal today calls the 'Mount Everest' of Kayaking.

A short while ago, Patrick e-mailed to say he'd injured his back in Oban and took a few weeks out. He wasn't resting. He worked on the Tour De France.

Now he's back in the kayak and heading north. Here's a short video of Patrick (before he started) outlining his route, from Wales, around Ireland then up the west coast of Scotland.