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British Adventurer Returns Home

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British Adventurer Returns Home. (2026, October 13). The Aporia. https://the-aporia.com/event/60690

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Nearly three decades and 29 countries later, Bushby stepped ashore in south-east England on the afternoon of Oct 5, after securing permission from UK and French authorities to swim across the busy Channel waterway from France.

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His epic journey has seen him walk the length of the Americas, cross the Bering Strait from Alaska to Russia, and then traverse east to west overland.

3 of 4 outletsfirst reported 6 Octwording from The Straits Times

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  1. 6 Oct

    Nearly three decades and 29 countries later, Bushby stepped ashore in south-east England on the afternoon of Oct 5, after securing permission from UK and French authorities to swim across the busy Channel waterway from France.

    3 outlets · The Straits Times
  2. 10 Oct

    A British Army veteran has returned to his home country after a 28-year journey across four continents — but his trek isn't quite over.

    2 outlets · Fox News
  3. 11 Oct

    Bushby set out from Chile on Nov. 1, 1998, and set two rules for himself: He would not use transportation including planes, trains, boats or cars to advance his expedition route and he would not return home to Hull until he had finished it.

    2 outlets · New York Post

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