From: punditster@gmail.com   
      
   On 2/17/2026 7:57 AM, Tara wrote:   
   > On Feb 17, 2026 at 9:59:52 AM EST, "Tara"  wrote:   
   >   
   >> “It's going to be a hard stop; the end of a life. There is also   
   uncertainty   
   >> about what happens next." - Karl Bushby   
   >>   
   >> "On November 1, 1998, a twenty nine year old British former paratrooper   
   >> named Karl Bushby stood at the southern tip of Chile with five hundred   
   >> dollars in his pocket and an idea that sounded unreasonable to everyone who   
   >> heard it.   
   >>   
   >> He was going to walk home to Hull, England.   
   >>   
   >> Not fly. Not drive. Not sail. Walk. Every step. No shortcuts. No   
   >> exceptions.   
   >>   
   >> The distance was roughly fifty eight thousand kilometers across four   
   >> continents. His estimate was eight to twelve years. The reality would   
   >> stretch far beyond that. More than two decades later, he is still walking.   
   >> And he is finally close to home.   
   >>   
   >>  From the beginning, Bushby set two rules that could not be broken. The   
   >> first was simple. No motorized transport could ever advance the route. If   
   >> he had to fly because of visas or borders, he would return to the exact   
   >> point where he stopped and continue on foot. The second rule was even   
   >> simpler. He could not go home until he could walk there.   
   >>   
   >> Those rules turned a long walk into a life.   
   >>   
   >> He crossed South America step by step. Then came the Darién Gap, the   
   >> lawless jungle between Colombia and Panama. It is a place without roads,   
   >> ruled by terrain, traffickers, and armed groups. Bushby spent two months   
   >> hacking his way through it, fighting mud, insects, rivers, and fear. He   
   >> came out alive. Still walking.   
   >>   
   >> Central America followed. Then Mexico. Then the entire United States. By   
   >> 2005, he reached Alaska. Ahead of him was a challenge few people would even   
   >> consider.   
   >   
   > This must have been written by an American. The writer forgot to mention his   
   > treck through Canada to get to Alaska. Lol   
   >   
   You can't make this stuff up!   
      
   His journey is considered one of the longest continuous walks in human   
   history, according to Facebook post by Running Week.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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