A FAMILY have spent four months travelling 10,000 miles overland to a wedding, all to minimize their carbon footprint.
Shannon Coggins, Theo Simon, and their daughter Rosa have finally arrived in Australia, after an epic adventure that began in August.
The eco-conscious trio's journey began at Castle Cary railway station in Somerset and ended in Sydney in time for Shannon's sister's wedding on December 28.
On the way, they travelled through Europe, Kazakhstan, China, Laos, Thailand, and Indonesia and got as far as Dili, East Timor without flying.
But there, they had to take a 300-mile flight as there was no boat service linking East Timor to Australia's Northern Territories.
Shannon, whose sister Ellie was the bride, said: "Me and Theo decided to stop flying in 2002 because of its effect on the world's climate.
"And then my sister moved to Australia in 2007.
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