OAP's 8000 Mile Hitchhike
An 80-year-old from Leicester is back from his epic 8000 mile hitchhike to South Africa to raise money for the LOROS hospice in memory of his wife.
Pensioner returns back to UK after 8,000 mile hitchhike
Mike Howitt, a pensioner from Leicestershire, has arrived back in the UK after an 8,000 mile hitchhike.
The 80-year-old hitchhiked from Leicester to Cape Town in memory of his dead wife.
Wesley Smith went to meet him on his return.
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