British adventurer Karl Bushby completes 28-year journey
British adventurer Karl Bushby has returned home to the UK after a 28-year, 31,000-mile journey on foot. He traveled across four continents without using transport to advance his progress, finally reuniting with his family in Hull.
Why it matters
The completion of such a long-term, self-imposed physical challenge is a notable human-interest story regarding endurance and global travel.
Image source, Kevin Shoesmith/BBC Image caption, Karl Bushby and his mother Angela reunited at the end of his 28-year journey
British adventurer Karl Bushby has completed his 31,000-mile (50,000 km) journey from South America to Hull in the UK, reuniting with his mother at the family home 28 years after setting off.
In November 1998, the former paratrooper, then aged 29, set off from Punta Arenas, Chile, to complete an unbroken path back home, without breaking two self-imposed rules: not to return to the UK until the end of the journey, and not to use transport to advance.
Earlier, crowds gathered in Hull's city centre to welcome Bushby, before he set off to complete the final few miles home to his mother Angela Bushby.
Reaching the front door, he said: “It’s good to be home. It feels surreal.“
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