Karl Bushby, wearing a fleece and shorts, pushes a handcart along a fast rural road. An orange hi-vis bib is attached to the front of the cart.Image source, Kevin Shoesmith/BBC
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Karl Bushby bears down on Hull, with his heavy duty gear trolley "The Beast"

ByKevin ShoesmithEast Yorkshire and Lincolnshire
  • Published6 minutes ago

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.