家に帰るのに28年かかった男（カール・ブッシュビー）

家に帰るのに、28年かかった男がいる

根拠：「It has been 28 years since Bushby, then aged 29, left the army to walk the world on what he intended to be a 12-year journey.」（‘It’s been a while’: hero’s welcome for UK man after 28-year walk across the world - AOL）

イギリスの元兵士、カール・ブッシュビー

根拠：「Karl Bushby, a 57-year-old former paratrooper」（British Adventurer Karl Bushby Completes 28-Year, 50,000-Kilometre Trek Around the World）

前に進むのに、乗り物を使わないこと

根拠：「without travelling on planes, trains, boats, vehicles or other transport modes」（British Adventurer Karl Bushby Completes 28-Year, 50,000-Kilometre Trek Around the World）

1998年、歩き出したのは、チリの南の端、プンタ・アレナス

根拠：「Bushby began the Goliath Expedition on November 1, 1998, when he left Punta Arenas in southern Chile」（Karl Bushby is Back in the UK After Swimming the Channel » Explorersweb）

故郷から、歩いて行ける中では、ほぼ一番遠い場所だ

根拠：「about as far from his hometown of Hull, England, as a person can get on foot」（Karl Bushby: the man on a 49 900km walk from South America to England）

予定は12年

根拠：「At the time, he expected the journey to take roughly 12 years」（Karl Bushby is Back in the UK After Swimming the Channel » Explorersweb）

ダリエン地峡も、歩いてこえた

根拠：「crossed the Darien Gap」（Karl Bushby is Back in the UK After Swimming the Channel » Explorersweb）

アンデスを北へ

根拠：「He’s walked through Patagonia, the Andes, Central America」（Karl Bushby: the man on a 49 900km walk from South America to England）

北アメリカを縦に歩いてアラスカへ

根拠：「continued through North America to Alaska」（Karl Bushby is Back in the UK After Swimming the Channel » Explorersweb）

2006年、ベーリング海峡を越えて、ロシアに入った

根拠：「In 2006, he and Dimitri Kieffer crossed the Bering Strait from Alaska to Siberia」（Karl Bushby is Back in the UK After Swimming the Channel » Explorersweb）

入る場所が違うとして捕まり、57日間、拘束された

根拠：「he was detained for entering the country at an incorrect border. He spent 57 days in detention」（Karl Bushby: the man on a 49 900km walk from South America to England）

ロシアに5年間、入国できない処分も受けた

根拠：「In 2013, he was banned from reentering Russia for five years」（Karl Bushby: the man on a 49 900km walk from South America to England）

金融危機、コロナ

根拠：「the 2008 financial crisis and then the Covid-19 pandemic proved to be other hold-ups」（British Adventurer Karl Bushby Completes 28-Year, 50,000-Kilometre Trek Around the World）

再開は、必ず止まったその場所からだ

根拠：「he would resume his journey at the exact spot where he had left off」（British Adventurer Karl Bushby Completes 28-Year, 50,000-Kilometre Trek Around the World）

イランには、はいれず、道を引き返して、カスピ海を泳いで渡った

根拠：「When he was unable to cross from Turkmenistan into Iran, he backtracked along his route to Uzbekistan, crossed the Kyzylkum Desert, and then swam across the Caspian Sea to Azerbaijan」（Karl Bushby is Back in the UK After Swimming the Channel » Explorersweb）

泳いだ日数は、31日

根拠：「He swam for 31 days, sleeping on support boats each night」（Karl Bushby: the man on a 49 900km walk from South America to England）

トルコからヨーロッパを抜け

根拠：「Since then, he has walked through Turkey, Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary, Austria, Germany, Belgium, and France」（Karl Bushby is Back in the UK After Swimming the Channel » Explorersweb）

トンネルを歩く願いは断られ、ここも泳いだ

根拠：「He had originally hoped to walk through the Channel Tunnel, but despite his pleas, the request was rejected」（Karl Bushby is Back in the UK After Swimming the Channel » Explorersweb）

10月5日、ドーバーの南の浜に、泳いで上がった

根拠：「reached Shakespeare Beach, south of Dover, on October 5 after swimming across the Channel from France to England」（Karl Bushby is Back in the UK After Swimming the Channel » Explorersweb）

母の家があるハルまで、残りは約400キロ

根拠：「Bushby still has to walk 400km from the south coast of England to his mother’s home in Hull」（Karl Bushby is Back in the UK After Swimming the Channel » Explorersweb）

11月1日、歩き出したのと同じ日に、霧のハンバー橋を渡った

根拠：「He finally crossed a misty Humber Bridge back to the city on Sunday – on the same date he set off in 1998.」（‘It’s been a while’: hero’s welcome for UK man after 28-year walk across the world - AOL）

11月1日

根拠：「set off from Punta Arenas in Chile on November 1, 1998」（‘Welcome home, son’: Tears as Karl Bushby completes record-breaking walk across the world — The Hull Story）

市役所の前の広場では、数百人が待っていた

根拠：「outside the city hall cheered on by a crowd of hundreds」（‘Welcome home, son’: Tears as Karl Bushby completes record-breaking walk across the world — The Hull Story）

家の門で待っていたのは、75歳の母だった

根拠：「About three miles away, Angela, 75, was waiting at the gate of Bushby’s childhood home as she had promised.」（‘It’s been a while’: hero’s welcome for UK man after 28-year walk across the world - AOL）

初めて会う12歳の孫もいた

根拠：「a 12-year-old granddaughter whom he was meeting for the first time」（‘It’s been a while’: hero’s welcome for UK man after 28-year walk across the world - AOL）

最後の約5キロ

根拠：「About three miles away」（‘It’s been a while’: hero’s welcome for UK man after 28-year walk across the world - AOL）

翌日

根拠：「to his home town of Hull on Monday」（‘It’s been a while’: hero’s welcome for UK man after 28-year walk across the world - AOL）