Atlantic rowers Sally and Sarah Kettle finally set foot on dry land and toasted their epic voyage.

Sally celebrated with a rum and cola while her mother chose an orange juice with no ice.

The women, who yesterday sailed into the record books as the first mother-and-daughter team to row an ocean, came ashore to an emotional sunrise welcome from relatives and friends.

They were tanned, triumphant and just a tad sore.

And after 2,907 miles and 106 days, 16 hours and 29 minutes at sea the women wanted just one thing - a nice hot bath.

Sally, from Brighton, and her mother rowed into Port St Charles just as dawn broke over Barbados.

But despite the early hour, scores of cheering well-wishers turned out to welcome them in.

As they stepped out of their 24ft wooden boat Calderdale, Sally, 27, said it felt "absolutely fantastic" to have finished the challenge of a lifetime.

She said: "It has been an incredible experience but it feels good to be back and hear the noises of everyday life again.

"We're thin, covered in bruises and very tanned - though only on one side, which is slightly annoying - and my backside is hurting rather badly from all those days sitting rowing. We have had a real adventure and we never once felt frightened or stressed during the journey."

Sally's boyfriend Marcus, who had to pull out of an earlier attempt to cross the Atlantic with her, was there to hug her.

Alongside him was Sarah's husband Steve, who was "bursting with pride" at their achievement.

Marcus said: "Their arrival was magical and very emotional.

"There were lots of people on the quayside with air horns and hooters and cheering.

"I was moved and a little bit envious but my overriding emotion was pride."

Cramped in a boat for three months, Sally and Sarah were slightly wobbly on their feet when they first stepped ashore.

"I felt a bit like a baby gazelle," said Sally. But they quickly adjusted and were whisked off for a round of reunions and interviews.

Sally said the highlight of her trip was being so close to the wildlife. She said: "Birds would visit us and sit on us and we had pilot whales coming alongside us, which was fantastic.

"The ocean would have been a bit featureless without them. As it was they entertained us. They were like our EastEnders!"

The women hope, by finishing their epic challenge, to raise £1 million for epilepsy research.

To donate money to the cause, visit www.rowing4epilepsy.org