From Faru, Maldives, where Majan and Musandam are moored safely in the lee of the island since last Thursday (11th of Frebruary), Mark Covell tries, by all means, to share with us their Leg 1 by sending a video- and it seems to prove challenging: “Every so often you realise that you just may be pushing something uphill that just doesn’t want to be pushed. That was the case in my task of sending you my Leg 1 film footage from this beautiful Island of Faru. We are guests on this sandy island resort that sits just next to a natural lagoon. The water is warm, the sand is white, and the hospitality is wonderful. We are in paradise! However, there is a small, little, tiny, weeny problem - if you are trying to send 40 gigabytes of video highlights back to the UK from paradise!” Said Mark Covell, the media crew. He then ventured into Male, the capital of the Maldives. He knew that TVM (TV Maldives) had filmed their arrival, “so I thought they might just be interested in some more footage from our leg. And, as a modern broadcasting corporation, also that they must have the ‘tools’ for the file transfer job?” hoped Mark. Despite new challenges, “it took four hours to push the media - kicking and screaming - down the wire. As I sat smiling, and staring at the autocue, I looked up at the camera and said in my best BBC English, “Breaking news just in!  Mark Covell has finally been successful in his mission. Good night”. We’re expecting to receive the footage anytime today - stay tuned! See the photo gallery below for photos from Maldives…