{"id":104428,"date":"2025-04-27T08:01:50","date_gmt":"2025-04-27T08:01:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/explorersweb.com\/?p=104428"},"modified":"2025-04-27T04:02:03","modified_gmt":"2025-04-27T04:02:03","slug":"kayakers-complete-5000km-paddle-from-ireland-to-turkey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/explorersweb.com\/kayakers-complete-5000km-paddle-from-ireland-to-turkey\/","title":{"rendered":"Kayakers Complete 5,000Km Paddle From Ireland to Turkey"},"content":{"rendered":"

Johnny Coyne has become the first person to kayak from Ireland to Asia. The Irish adventurer set out in September 2024 with Liam Cotter. Countryman Ryan Fallow joined the duo later. But only Coyne did the entire distance.<\/p>\n

At first, he and Cotter crossed the Irish Sea<\/a> and the English Channel without support vessels. Then they navigated through numerous European rivers and canals. It wasn’t easy — and not just because of the physical effort.<\/p>\n

In France, they didn’t have the right permits, so they were banned from the canals. By the time they sorted that out, the waterways were frozen. Determined to keep their journey human-powered, they dragged their kayaks 350km cross-country through France and then Germany\u2019s Black Forest to the source of the Danube.<\/p>\n

This lengthy portage was one of the hardest parts of the expedition. At one point, the wheels of their kayak cart broke, and they were forced to stop for weeks. Winter took hold, and the temperatures plummeted.<\/p>\n

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