Rowe and Payne: finish line in sight for aptly named British duo rowing nonstop from Peru to Australia

After about 8,300 nautical miles Jess Rowe and Miriam Payne can't wait to share their tales of the high seas' when they land in Cairns, Queensland

Six months in a rowboat in the South Pacific Ocean might sound like a nightmare.

But for British women Jess Rowe, 28, and Miriam Payne, 25, the blisters and salt sores are all just part of the adventure of a lifetime, as they row from South America to Australia in their nine-metre vessel, Velocity.