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| Briton nears end of 13-year quest | Briton nears end of 13-year quest |
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| A 40-year-old adventurer is expected to complete a 46,000-mile round-the-world journey that has taken 13 years. | A 40-year-old adventurer is expected to complete a 46,000-mile round-the-world journey that has taken 13 years. |
| Jason Lewis, from Dorset, has travelled over five continents, two oceans and a sea as he aimed to be the first to circle the globe on human power alone. | |
| After dodging crocodiles and breaking both his legs, he has travelled up the River Thames in his pedal-powered boat. | After dodging crocodiles and breaking both his legs, he has travelled up the River Thames in his pedal-powered boat. |
| Mr Lewis plans to catch the flood tide and carry his boat over Greenwich's Meridian Line, where the quest began. | Mr Lewis plans to catch the flood tide and carry his boat over Greenwich's Meridian Line, where the quest began. |
| He said: "The realisation is starting to creep up that it is all coming to an end and I will have mixed feelings when it does. | He said: "The realisation is starting to creep up that it is all coming to an end and I will have mixed feelings when it does. |
| "But it feels like the right time to finish. I do want to move on but at the same time it will be the end of this thing I have been connected with for so long. | "But it feels like the right time to finish. I do want to move on but at the same time it will be the end of this thing I have been connected with for so long. |
| Royal welcome | Royal welcome |
| "Everything I have done has been in some way connected with the expedition and I am wondering whether there will be this void when I finish." | "Everything I have done has been in some way connected with the expedition and I am wondering whether there will be this void when I finish." |
| Mr Lewis, a former cleaner from Askerswell, is expected to arrive at Trafalgar Yacht Club in his 26ft (8m) vessel named Moksha during the morning. | Mr Lewis, a former cleaner from Askerswell, is expected to arrive at Trafalgar Yacht Club in his 26ft (8m) vessel named Moksha during the morning. |
| In pictures: Epic journey Returning after 13 years | In pictures: Epic journey Returning after 13 years |
| Supporters will help carry Moksha over the Meridien Line ending his "Expedition 360" journey. | Supporters will help carry Moksha over the Meridien Line ending his "Expedition 360" journey. |
| He will be given a royal welcome by the Duke of Gloucester - the expedition patron, who launched and named the craft in 1994. | He will be given a royal welcome by the Duke of Gloucester - the expedition patron, who launched and named the craft in 1994. |
| Mr Lewis also made the trip in kayaks, mountain bikes and in-line skates. | Mr Lewis also made the trip in kayaks, mountain bikes and in-line skates. |
| He was 26 when he began his 46,000-mile (74,000km) journey on 12 July 1994, with his colleague, Steve Smith, who decided to leave the expedition in Hawaii in 1999. | He was 26 when he began his 46,000-mile (74,000km) journey on 12 July 1994, with his colleague, Steve Smith, who decided to leave the expedition in Hawaii in 1999. |
| Mr Lewis arrived in Britain at 2100 BST on Sunday, 30 September after spending a day crossing the English Channel from Calais, France, on the 16th and final leg of the trip. | Mr Lewis arrived in Britain at 2100 BST on Sunday, 30 September after spending a day crossing the English Channel from Calais, France, on the 16th and final leg of the trip. |