Mr Bushby, now 57, was mobbed by well-wishers as he walked into the city centre on Monday, pushing his cart called The Beast.
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And there were more emotional scenes when he turned up at his childhood home in the Sutton Park area of the city to be greeted by his mother, Angela, with a hug.
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The first thing Mrs Bushby said to her son was: “Where have you been?”
Mr Bushby said: “Where have I been?
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He then told the well-wishers and reporters: “I’m going to get myself a cup of tea.”
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At a press conference later, Mr Bushby was asked how difficult it was for him to be away from his family, especially his son.
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The former soldier explained how he had divorced Adam’s mother many years ago, and she had remarried and moved to Northern Ireland.
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He told reporters: “The way I’ve squared that circle with myself and my son was – how would I be of best service and use to my son?
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“And with this kind of a journey, I thought, if I can pull this off, I would be of more meaning to him than any other way.
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“And I think we managed to pull it off.”
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Mr Bushby said: “We’re in a better state right now than most families are who haven’t had a father around.
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“So, we’ve done pretty well out of this.
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Me and him, we’re still close.”
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And asked about meeting his granddaughter, he said: “It’s been amazing.
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And again, we’re just at that first step here.”
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we → ’re → step
He described how meeting his mother was “amazing”, adding: “That was truly an emotional moment.”
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He said: “Walking down my childhood street, into my childhood home, with my mother – that’s been something.”
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Mr Bushby said: “It’s difficult to explain how all that felt today.
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that → say → ?
“It’s all still one great big, blurry mess inside my head.”
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Asked whether he had regrets about being gone for so long from his family, he said: “Regrets, no.”
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He said: “Everyone understood what was going on, for the most part.
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And Mr Bushby said: “Ever since day one, I let everybody know that I wasn’t coming home until I arrived on foot.
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“And, eventually, they would start to take me seriously.
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It took a while.”
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Mr Bushby said the hardest sections of his 31,000-mile (50,000km) journey were negotiating the notorious Darien Gap in Central America and trekking through Alaska and the high Arctic.
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He said: “The Darien Gap is a truly special place.”
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And he added: “Two-month boy’s adventure dream.
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Mr Bushby arrived back in England earlier this month, after swimming the Channel.
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Asked what he will be doing next, he said: “I’m going to find my way.
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“I’ve literally rocked up with very little, everything in that (the Beast), with about £40 or £50 in my pocket.
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“So, I’m starting from zero here.
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I’ve got my work cut out for me.
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“I have a story that I’m going to be telling a lot of late.”
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He said that he is “hanging up my boots” but still has a yearning for more adventure.
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“You saw that guy in the Channel sea there, paddling for his life?” he said.
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“I’ve still got it.”
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But earlier, in the city centre, hundreds of people turned out to welcome him as he walked to the City Hall led by a piper.
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He told the crowds: “There has never been a welcome home quite like this.”
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It said: “To walk around the world from Chile and back again is an achievement of truly remarkable proportions.
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“It speaks of courage, resilience, perseverance and unbreakable spirit.”
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The Prime Minister’s statement also thanked Mr Bushby for his service to the country as a soldier.
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