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This is Jason Lewis dragging his boat, which is powered with pedals, across the Meridian Line at Greenwich.

The Meridian Line also represented, for Lewis, a finish line: When he crossed it he became the first person to circle the globe on human power alone.

Lewis set off from the same spot -- zero degrees longitude -- bound for Portugal in July 1994. The 16-leg journey included hiking, kayaking, mountain biking and hiking.
"I'm overwhelmed. It's pretty amazing," an emotional Lewis told reporters as he crossed the meridian. "Thirteen years coming to an end. It's been a big, long journey. It's good to be back." ...

In the United States, he suffered two broken legs when he was run over by a car while crossing the country on rollerblades. He was chased by a crocodile in Australia and was arrested in Egypt on suspicion of being a spy after illegally crossing the border from Sudan.


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