As much as we're all interested - the proverbial man in the street wouldn't really understand why it would be such a challenge. Just take off, set the autopilot then land when you're running low on fuel.
It's only when you're a pilot familiar with the difficulties and dangers of single engined light aircraft flight in such territories that you can appreciate it.
Also I'd venture to say Ellen Macarthur really only arrived in the public domain due to her "from the heart" video diaries direct from her boat mid-challenge. With all due respect to Chalkie there's nothing equivalent here.