The 180k journey began in Gudvangen, a small town at the end of an inner arm of the Sogenfjord in Norway. They kayaked along this vein and into the main artery of the fjord, kayaking its length.

After five days, with some good luck and some very hard work, they reached the end of their journey where the fjord meets the North Sea.

This challenge was the second that they have undertaken, having completed the ascent of the UK s three highest peaks in 24 hours last year.

The Three Peaks Challenge raised a considerable amount of money for our local charity PROPS. However, this year we hope to raise a great deal more and subsequently we are going to split the money raised between PROPS and the PRA benevolent fund.

The team led by skipper Matt Salter flew into Norway last Sunday and got off to an interesting start on Monday as Nathan Budgett somehow managed to break his kayak as soon as he got into it!

This understandably caused a slight delay but, despite paddling into a strong headwind, the boys managed to achieve a very respectable 50km.

Slower progress was made on Tuesday with the players feeling the effects of Monday's exertions but they still managed another 20km.

Conditions were difficult throughout, with the water a lot choppier than anticipated, and the players were paddling into a headwind throughout.

However, despite lots of blisters, the boys managed to complete the challenge on Friday and flew home triumphant on Sunday.

Don't forget that you can still support them online:

www.justgiving.com/bristolrugbykayak2008

The boys would also one again like to thank their sponsors for their generous support.