He left 28 years ago, now after 36,000 miles Karl Bushby is almost home

[Ming the Merciless]

What trip have you done, or dreamt of doing that comes close?

Great response.

What advice would he give to a young Bushby about to set off for Chile?

"He doesn't want to hear it. You don't tell him anything. Just grin at him and let him be."

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cq8rz38jr50go

 

[Mike_P]

Slightly less impressive when you read that he kept on retreating to México so it was done in individual stages totalling 15 years Also what happened to his cart when he swam the English Channel is not clear

 

[Jameshow]

Slightly less impressive when you read that he kept on retreating to México so it was done in individual stages totalling 15 years Also what happened to his cart when he swam the English Channel is not clear

Yes I thought it wouldn't take that long? perhaps 10 yrs max non stop??

Fair play to him though, I have often felt like do something like that post divorce. If it were t for my youngest daughter I probably would have!!