 The various challenges are attempted "mainly because it's a challenge, a challenge for me and a challenge for the coracle".The various challenges that Geraint attempts include crossing the Sahara Desert, travelling at 740 miles per hour, conquering the glaciers of the North Pole, circling the M25 for a year and going to Mars.In the 2007 special "Barry Welsh Has An Election", Geraint was elected as the Mayor of Fishguard.