Kayakers Andy and Derek Cumming have arrived tired but happy at Broughty Ferry, after completing their marathon journey down the Tay.
The twins decided to take on the challenge in memory of their father also Derek, who died of prostate cancer in March and believe they have raised well over £1000 for Cancer Research UK.
The donations included £100 from a man who saw them paddling through Perth on Monday and gave them the money after buying them breakfast.
The total was also boosted at the end of the journey by £50 from the Ferry’s Ship Inn and £20 from a woman, a cancer survivor, who saw the pair arrive at the harbour on Monday night.
Derek admitted he and Andy had been “overwhelmed” both by people’s generosity and by the demands of the trip, both physical and mental.
He said, “It was pretty hard going and quite mentally tiring, too. You never knew what was round the next corner. I enjoyed it but I would not want to do it again.”
The brothers set out on Loch Tay on Friday, paddling through choppy waters. The weather remained a problem throughout the weekend, with rain swelling the river. Their adventures along the way included capsizing and having to seek shelter from high winds while camping overnight at Dunkeld.
Andy said their progress had been slower than expected and left them with “a fair bit to paddle” on their last stint, which began well north of Perth early in the morning and ended at around 7.15pm on Monday night.