Couple from Hargrave win BBC TV series ‘Race Across The World’
Mother and son pairing Caroline and Tom Bridge, from Hargrave, have been crowned the winners of the BBC TV series “Race Across The World”.
Now they are reported to be saving up to go on more adventures together.
It comes after last night’s final show (Wednesday, June 11) where they crossed the finishing line following 51 days of travelling involving five pairs of contestants.
They had to race about 8,700 miles (14,000km) between the Great Wall of China, north of Beijing, and Kanniyakumari, the southernmost tip of India.
Speaking the morning after the final was aired, 60-year-old Ms Bridge was reported to have said: “It has brought us closer, we now try and have a bit more time for each other.”
She told BBC Radio Suffolk it had been “amazing” to relive the experience by watching the series air, but the trip itself “took its toll”.
“You’re so tired, so dirty, so hungry and you really feel like you’ve got nothing left in the tank but you just have to keep plodding on so it really was amazing,” she said.
Ms Bridge said the experience had strengthened the relationship between mother and son.
Upon reaching the finish line, 21-year-old Tom said he had “never been prouder” of his mum.
He said: “It’s a pretty good feeling. I am lost for words I can’t believe it.”