Standing beside a motor bike with their arms around each other's shoulders, actors Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman beamed with pride. And little wonder, considering what they have achieved. The pair were at a benefit party celebrating their successful motorbike journey from John O'Groats in Scotland to Cape Town in South Africa.
Currently being followed by BBC series Long Way Down, the three-month trip - which they finished in August - was in aid of children's charity UNICEF. Notable moments during their time together - during which Deliverance actor Charley says their friendship became like "a marriage" – include pitching their tents in a sandstorm in Libya, navigating hairpin roads on the mountains of Ethiopia, and falling off their bikes several times.
The epic route was the second televised journey the pair had made together. They first hit the open road in 2004, travelling from London to New York after they met - and discovered their shared love of motorbikes - on the set of The Serpent’s Kiss . And it looks as if there are more adventures in store for the duo in the future, though their wives will no doubt be pleased they've said they won't plan another trip for at least thee years.
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