Can you imagine how tough, lonely and frightening it would be to row 3000 miles across the Atlantic Ocean by yourself and without a support boat or crew?
Paul Ridley does not have to image because he just did it.
The 25-year-old has become of the youngest and most successful athletes to row across the Atlantic Ocean as part of his effort raise money for cancer research.
"I'm exhausted. Overwhelmed with all the excitement from my arrival," Ridley told CNN.
"Physically feeling good but will be feeling a lot better when the soreness starts to heal and once that happens I will be back to fundraising because cancer research is still in need of funding, so we still have a lot of work to do."
According to CNN.com:
"For nearly three months, Ridley has been rowing up to twelve hours a day on the 2,950-mile journey to raise cancer awareness and hopefully raise money for cancer research. His organization "Row for Hope" was inspired by the death of his mother from skin cancer in 2001.
He set out from the Canary Islands off the north African coast in his 19-foot boat on January 1; he landed on the Caribbean island of Antigua at 2:30 p.m. on March 29.
"It was incredible," he said."The whole Island of Antigua came out to greet me. The harbor was swarming with boats. A big crowd on dry land. It's really been an amazing reception."
Only 85 people have attempted the nearly 3,000 miles east-to-west crossing, according to the Ocean Rowing Society International, but most failed."