Man travels 14,000 miles to share a final beer with dying longtime friend

A longtime relationship led 1 antheral to marque a one-day, 14,000-mile travel to accidental goodbye to his dying pal.

Bob Walker traveled from Jakarta, Indonesia, to Arbroath, Scotland, and backmost again, conscionable to walk a fewer hours with his person Peter Gould, 82, who was diagnosed with terminal crab successful December, quality bureau SWNS reported.

The 2 men person been friends for much than 4 decades, archetypal gathering portion moving arsenic craft engineers successful Papua New Guinea successful the 1980s.

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Despite surviving successful antithetic countries for overmuch of their lives, they stayed successful adjacent interaction implicit the years.

Gould and Walker pictured together, drinking a brew for the last clip aft Walker traveled to spot Gould pursuing his crab diagnosis. (SWNS)

The 2 aboriginal crossed paths again successful the UK, wherever they some worked astatine Manchester Airport and their families grew close.

Walker, 67, said helium booked the travel arsenic soon arsenic helium heard the news, helium told SWNS.

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"There's not galore opportunities wherever you tin really accidental goodbye to people, truthful I truly wanted to bash the journey," Walker said.

On Jan. 16, the friends sat unneurotic successful Gould’s hometown, sharing cans of their favourite brew and reminiscing astir their years working, traveling and raising families.

Gould said helium was profoundly moved by the gesture.

Pictured is Walker erstwhile helium was younger; helium traveled 14,000 miles to spot his longtime person and portion a brew together.  (SWNS)

"I'm precise grateful for what Bob did," helium said. "He didn’t person to bash it."

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Walker said helium made a peculiar effort to bring on South Pacific Lager, a brew the brace utilized to portion unneurotic years agone portion moving overseas.

He reached retired to a interaction who happened to person a fewer cans left, SWNS said.

The idiosyncratic was moved by the communicative and offered to donate the beers.

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"The lager took america close backmost to 40 years agone erstwhile I went down determination to work," Walker said.

Pictured is Gould erstwhile helium was younger. He said helium was profoundly moved by Walker’s visit. (SWNS)

Gould’s daughter, Amanda, said the sojourn came arsenic a surprise, adding that she hadn’t been definite the travel would really hap fixed the region and logistics involved.

She said seeing her begetter reunited with his longtime person brought comfortableness to the household and gave them a infinitesimal they volition ever remember.

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Walker returned to Indonesia the pursuing day. He said the region and question clip were insignificant compared to the accidental to beryllium determination successful person.

"He’s large institution — a consecutive shooter," Walker said. "His relationship is precise important."