Karl Bushby is currently traversing rural Lincolnshire alongside fellow long-distance walker Angela Maxwell as he approaches his childhood home in Hull. His multi-decade odyssey across four continents included swimming the English Channel and traversing challenging environments like the Darién Gap and the frozen Bering Strait. Upon his arrival, Bushby will reunite with his extended family, including a 12-year-old granddaughter he has never met.
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The unbroken 36,000-mile journey was governed by rules forbidding the use of transport an…: The unbroken 36,000-mile journey was governed by rules forbidding the use of transport and precluding visits home.
Although the trek lasted 28 years, Bushby spent roughly 15 of those years actively walkin…: Although the trek lasted 28 years, Bushby spent roughly 15 of those years actively walking.
Returning home will require Bushby to navigate an identity crisis as he transitions away…: Returning home will require Bushby to navigate an identity crisis as he transitions away from his decades-long mission.
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With his journey almost complete, Karl Bushby reflects on adventures that have taken him across four continents, as well as strained relationships and how life as he knows it is about to change dramatically.
Back in 1998, the former paratrooper, then aged 29, set off from Punta Arenas, Chile, to walk an unbroken path to his home city of Hull, without breaking two self-imposed rules: not to return to the UK until he had completed his journey, and not to use transport to advance.
Now 57, he is embarking on his final few miles having hacked his way through the jungles of the Darién Gap, crossed the frozen Bering Strait and, just a few weeks ago, swum the English Channel.
At the end, he will be met by his 36-year-old son Adam, a 12-year-old granddaughter whom he has never met, his father and brothers. His mother will be waiting at his childhood home that he left 28 years ago.
"We're definitely in terra incognita [unknown territory] right now, or pretty soon will be," says Bushby, as I join…
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