Karl Bushby Completes 28-Year Journey From Chile to Hull

Karl Bushby completed his 28-year journey from Chile to Hull on November 2, ending an expedition of about 31,000 miles across four continents. The 57-year-old former paratrooper reached his home city after setting out in 1998 with the aim of travelling home without using transport to advance his route. Bushby’s final approach to Hull drew a public welcome. The previous day, people applauded as he crossed the Humber Bridge in thick mist. On Monday, he received a civic welcome before continuing to his mother’s home, the journey’s stated destination. Reports said he was to reunite there with his mother, Angela, his son, Adam, and a 12-year-old granddaughter he had never met. The expedition, known as the Goliath Expedition, took him through around 30 countries. Its route included the Americas, the Bering Strait between Alaska and Russia, and parts of Asia and Europe. Reports describe Bushby walking and swimming, including crossings of the Caspian Sea and the English Channel. He reached British soil on October 5 after swimming across the Channel from France. Bushby originally expected the journey to take about 12 years. Visa restrictions, financial difficulties, the Covid-19...