A man who is travelling across the UK using only local buses to raise money for charity says "everyone I've spoken to has been overwhelmingly positive".
James White, 42, who lives in Richmond, south-west London, expects the 49-bus trip to cost less than £250 in total, thanks partly to the £3 fare cap in England.
All money raised will go towards the suicide prevention charity Campaign Against Living Miserably (Calm).
He said: "I don't think people really took me seriously at first: it's a bit of a strange thing to do isn't it? I have zero interest in buses."
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He added: "The first trip [Land's End to Penzance] was pretty spectacular scenery. It's an interesting way to see parts of the UK I'd never usually have seen.
"Ultimately it is pointless. It's the great debate: is it pointless or useless?"
The mission was inspired by a trip to Cornwall where the chartered engineer spotted a bus stop at Land's End and wondered if there was another at the other end of the country.
After the 42-year-old had researched and created a spreadsheet, his sister spent 90 minutes explaining how to use Instagram and he has since been posting updates since setting off on Tuesday night on a sleeper train from Paddington to Penzance.
