Around the world in 13 years

The Moksha pedal-powered boat sets out from Lagos, Portugal, passing Cape St. Vincente in October 1994 as Lewis began his global voyage.

Rough water and high waves in the mid-Atlantic were the first of many challenges faced by the Moksha over the next 13 years.

Steve Smith, who dreamt up the voyage to raise environmental awareness, desalinates water on board the Moksha in 1994.

Smith joined Lewis for the first four years of the journey, which included the 97-day crossing of the Atlantic.

A freak road accident while in-line skating his way across America in 1995 landed Lewis in hospital for six weeks and out of commission for a full nine months.

The crew set out from San Francisco after the plan to travel to South America and cross the Pacific near the equator had to be abandoned due to bad weather.

Lewis drags his custom-designed pedal boat through a mangrove swamp on Melville Island, northern Australia, in 2001 en route to southeast Asia.

The small east African nation of Djibouti provides the stunning backdrop for Lewis' cycle across the desert earlier this year.

Lewis' final leg home included a bicycle trip through Europe. Here he crosses Belgium heading for the channel coast in northern France.

Jason Lewis catches his first glimpse of British soil as he once again battles rough waters in the English Channel last Sunday Pictures: Expedition 360.

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