'Free! Feels Sweet,' Freed Al Jazeera Journalist Tweets

Peter Greste returns to Twitter after release from Egyptian prison.

ByABC News
February 3, 2015, 7:21 AM
In this Monday, March 31, 2014 file photo, Al-Jazeera English correspondent Peter Greste, appears in court along with several other defendants during their trial on terror charges, in Cairo, Egypt.
In this Monday, March 31, 2014 file photo, Al-Jazeera English correspondent Peter Greste, appears in court along with several other defendants during their trial on terror charges, in Cairo, Egypt.
Heba Elkholy, El Shorouk/AP Photo

— -- Free after 400 days in an Egyptian prison, Al Jazeera reporter Peter Greste has reclaimed control of his Twitter account and is on his way back to Australia.

His brother Mike Greste has been at the helm of his Twitter account since his imprisonment:

And after a quick note of gratitude this morning for the outpouring of support online, Mike hands the account back to his brother:

Speaking Monday in an interview with Al Jazeera English, Peter said he couldn't wait to "feel sand under his toes."

Peter left behind two Al Jazeera colleagues in Egypt's Tora Prison, Canadian-Egyptian producer Mohamed Fahmy and Egyptian cameraman Bahar Mohamed:

And, finally, Peter Greste is heading home to Australia: