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Total Distance Travelled: 1551.33km Day 85

Day 85 - Sun 18th October

Amazing progress today!!
It was a 5am start where Jordan was joined by filmmaker Alfie who jumped on the spare inflatable board and paddled alongside Jordan for the first 10km in the dark in the early morning ⭐️
It was a brisk morning at 2°, so cold that Jordan had to break ice off his quick release belt! 🥶
After a whopping 8 hours of paddling, Jordan managed a distance of 43.72km, making it to Mornington in County Meath, Ireland 🇮🇪

Day 86 - Mon 19th October

Bad weather today meant no paddle opportunities for Jordan, although it did allow him the time to catch up on some media interviews so it was time well spent!
Our amazing filmmaker
Alfie Marsh Film
also completed Episode 14 of the Great British Paddle series! Check it out to see what’s been going on this week! ❤️
Total Distance Travelled: 1551.33km Day 86
Total Distance Travelled: 1551.33km Day 87

Day 87 - Tue 20th October

Another frustrating day with no paddling which is testing Jordan’s patience and resilience, however we hope to be out for an early start tomorrow in the darkness! 🌙

Day 88 - Wed 21st October

Welcome to Northern Ireland! 🍀
After a tremendous 46.83km paddle today, Jordan made it into NI – his 4th country on the Great British Paddle journey!
Morale was high as the team finally got the support boat back on the water and new skipper Max got his first day of sailing The Spirit of St. George II! Jordan was joined by lots of friendly dolphins and a very curious seal over his tough paddle today, and really made some amazing progress! 🐬 🌈
Total Distance Travelled: 1598.16km
Total Distance Travelled: 1632.85km

Day 89 - Thu 22nd October

What initially was thought of as a no-paddle day turned out to be a hugely progressive day for Jordan who managed a distance of 34.69km! Once again we were joined by some very supportive dolphins and seals who checked on Jordan over the day, and as the day led into the night the water was lit up by the shine from the moon 🌙

Day 90 - Fri 23rd October

Jordan pushed his limit on the 90th day of TGBP! Paddling in much higher winds than normal which meant some pretty big swells under the board. But he was able to use this to his advantage and actually managed to surf a couple of the waves in this afternoons paddle! 🌊 🏄‍♂️

Total Distance Travelled: 1652.26km Day 90
Total Distance Travelled: 1652.26km Day 91

Day 91 - Sat 24th October

A huge thank you from Jordan and every member of The Great British Paddle team must go to Alison Campbell from the Army Cadets Healthy Minds campaign in Northern Ireland for the amazing support and helping us re-stock up on provisions for the weeks ahead by engaging with some very kind local people and businesses including: Jenni Moore, Sea Source Seafood Shop, Mourne Fishbox, AJ Fresh Foods, Natures Nosh, Cunningham Butchers, Food Hall & Bistro, Kilkeel, Beer Hut, The Galley Annalong, Pepper Jack’s, Whyn Croft Country Produce. We are also super grateful to James and the team at Portaferry Marina for allowing us free moorings for the weekend whilst we weather the storm and for providing pizza and chips for the onboard crew, amazing! As always we are blown away from the kind support of complete strangers as we continue on our mission to inspire hope through education and the spirit of adventure.

Day 92 - Sun 25th October

Delighted to cross paths with Henry O’Donall today who is attempting to be the first person to Finswim around Ireland! In doing so, he will become the first person in history to circumnavigate a country by Finswimming!
It was awesome to get a chance to talk to someone else talking on an incredibly challenging adventure, also for two very important causes – The Irish Cancer Society and Water Safety Ireland.
Total Distance Travelled: 1652.26km Day 92
Total Distance Travelled: 1662.29km Day 93

Day 93 - Mon 26th October

We left Portaferry Marina in the afternoon in hope of a night paddle but on our way to the GPS RV point the weather turned for the better and Jordan managed to get 10.03km in the bag!
This was brilliant progress as we didn’t even expect to get on the water until midnight when we planned to head out again 🌙
Unfortunately, while waiting for our second paddle opportunity a storm began to grow and we had to head back to Portaferry Marina once again for safety. We send a big thanks to James and the Marina team for allowing us back to the Marina on short notice, even though they aim to close for the season this week.

Day 94 - Tue 27th October

Amazing support today from RFCA NI, 1st Battalion and 2nd Battalion (Northern Ireland) ACF. Jordan was presented with a unit plaque and a charity cheque for £1000 towards his latest expedition. Thank you so much to the incredible generosity of the Army Cadets family in Northern Ireland!

Total Distance Travelled: 1662.29km Day 94
Total Distance Travelled: 1662.29km Day 95

Day 95 - Wed 28th October

Jordan and the team are heading out for a midnight start tonight to hopefully get some distance through the early hours of the morning! 🌙

Day 96 - Thu 29th October

Unfortunately after hopes of getting a midnight paddle in last night, the winds became too strong for Jordan to safely paddle and it had to be called off. Hopes are high for a morning paddle tomorrow though! 🤞

Total Distance Travelled: 1662.29km Day 96
Total Distance Travelled: 1711.00km Day 97

Day 97 - Fri 30th October

Insane progress today! Over 8 hours Jordan managed to add 48.71km to the total! 😍
As another storm draws near, it was fantastic that Jordan managed to get so much progress done before it hits! ⛈
One step closer to Scotland! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Day 98 - Sat 31st October

Feeling hopeful for a paddle window tomorrow evening!! Looking like it could be a productive 6 hours if the weather keeps up! 🤞♥️

Total Distance Travelled: 1711.00km Day 98
Total Distance Travelled: 1711.00km Day 99

Day 99 - Sun 01st November

Heading out for a night paddle tonight and hoping for a strong 6 hours of paddling! 💪

Day 100 - Mon 02nd November

As the Great British Paddle celebrates its 100th day of its incredible expedition, Jordan and the team are humbled and so grateful for all the incredible support and donations that have come in so far! Keep it up guys, thank you so much! ♥️

Total Distance Travelled: 1711.00km Day 100
Total Distance Travelled: 1711.00km Day 101

Day 101 - Tue 03rd November

Today’s no paddle day has given us time to really appreciate the amazing support that this expedition has received! Thank you so much and please if you can, keep donating and let’s get this school built!!

Day 102 - Wed 04th November

Great progress today! The start of Jordan’s paddle was very choppy due to the weather being wind over tide, making for some dramatic waves! Another 16.85km in the bag! 🎉

Total Distance Travelled: 1727.85km
Total Distance Travelled: 1805.04km Day 103

Day 103 - Thu 05th November

A monstrous effort from Jordan as he saved his personal best till day 103 when he paddled 77.19KM from the edge of the bay at Belfast all the way to the Mull of Kintyre. A paddle that started at 1pm and finished at 7:30am the following day. This means Jordan has now passed the half way point and has reached the 5th country of the expedition so far.
Hello Scotland! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Day 104 - Fri 06th November

A very well deserved rest day for Jordan after his amazing crossing to Scotland over the Irish Sea yesterday! Not too much of a break though as he’ll be back out tomorrow morning for some more paddling! 💪

Total Distance Travelled: 1805.04km Day 104
Total Distance Travelled: 1827.93km

Day 105 - Sat 07th November

Today there was a 50/50 chance of a paddle opportunity and we decided to take that chance and it worked! Although paddling against a light headwind and feeling a significant change in temperature due to true Scottish weather, Jordan managed a great distance of 22.89km! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🌬
The crew are now tucked in tight for a rocky sleep as they’re spending the night at anchor! ⚓️

Day 106 - Sun 08th November

The team is getting to know Scotland more and more each day, with today’s paddle starting off choppy and ending with strong winds! Our luck is turning out pretty good with the weather being in our favour! 🌞

Total Distance Travelled: 1849.69km
Total Distance Travelled: 1873.47km

Day 107 - Mon 09th November

Another day, another paddle, another bit closer to John O Groats. Jordan continues to “micro paddle” with short, sharp windows, sometimes it’s only a couple of hours but this is great for morale as the expedition keeps moving forwards and deeper into Scotland. Today the team all had open water baths in the sea due to rationing of fresh water on board, it was a little bit chilly to say the least! Tonight the crew are in for a rocky night at anchor once again.

Day 108 - Tue 10th November

A very strong paddle with some favourable tides too this morning as Jordan was able to cheat the wind using the topography of the land and coastline. The team also passed the third largest whirl pool in the world in the Gulf of Corryvreckan. It looks like a weather system is passing over head so unlikely to be any more progress in the next 24 hours or so sadly.

Total Distance Travelled: 1907.28 Day 108
Total Distance Travelled: 1907.28km Day 109

Day 109 - Wed 11th November

No paddle day in preparation for an early rise and morning paddle!

Day 110 - Thu 12th November

The plan today was just to get 5k in the bag, but because of the favourable weather Jordan managed to get 33.81km! Brilliant progress! 👏

Total Distance Travelled: 1941.09km Day 110
Total Distance Travelled: 1941.09km Day 111

Day 111 - Fri 13th November

After an unexpectedly hard paddle, Jordan welcomed the chance to recover for what could be a fairly windy day on the water on his next paddle 🌬

Day 112 - Sat 14th November

Brilliant progress today with another 34.26km in the bag! Jordan had lots of sightings of wildlife including a sea otter, several seals and an ospray. Jordan and the team have now arrived in Tobemory, the location of popular kids tv series Balamory!

Total Distance Travelled: 1975.35km