Well, we never really thought that yesterday would arrive. We arrived in Adelaide with Endeavour on the trailer but we crossed the finish line in Victoria Square on solar power. We crossed the line at 1:20pm SA time, Saturday 31^st October having set off from State Square, Darwin at 8:00am NT time, Sunday 25^th October. It took almost six full days, much heartache, and hard work to cover the 3000km from Darwin to Adelaide but we did it and 1616 of those kilometres were under solely solar power.

The feeling of crossing the finish line after such an epic and extraordinary journey was incredible. So many supporters and team family members and other teams were there to welcome us, clapping and cheering as Endeavour came to a final stop over the line. We could not be more pleased and overawed by the achievement of crossing an entire continent and the moment was such that the only way to do it justice was to pick up both of our team managers and throw them bodily into the fountain! A spray of champagne may have made contact with the solar cells but it seemed a fitting end to such an ‘Endeavour’.

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