Jubilant upon arrival, migrants reached the Greek island of Lesbos and, more importantly for many, the European Union.
Traffickers sent the group, mainly made up of Syrians, to the island from towns in Turkey.
Accustomed to receiving daily boat loads of people, volunteers were on hand to welcome the arrivals as they took the first steps in their new lives.
One Syrian refugee told euronews: “Νο work, no life…war. We need a life, that’s what we need. We need a life, there is no life in Syria.”
But their arrival in Lesbos was not an end to their travails – they faced an eight-kilometre walk to a nearby village.
The intense heat proved too much for many and some ended up sleeping on the side of the road.
We spoke to a woman who made it to the village, but was facing the prospect of another journey to reach one of the island’s migrant camps.
She told euronews: “We walked for four hours to get here. We sleep outside. Now we are here, with good people that help us. We want to