Round:Motion

Days fly by as I walk along the northern shore of Lake Superior. An ankle friendly combination of trails, smaller roads and some highway leads me through this incredible landscape of forests, swamp, uncountable lakes and little creeks and the big, blue lake is glittering blue and blurry. While the first flowers are popping up and the trees are turning green the sun is burning bright and dry and makes even power lines, construction sites and all these infrastructures appear less destructive.

Day 1216 of the Round:Motion TOUR 💫 Rest day in Marathon, washing my clothes, eating fresh fruits and vegetables, sitting in the sun by the lake, visiting the local museum and learning more about the infrastructures behind this town. Since it’s my birthday I somehow felt that this would be a good moment to treat myself by staying in an accommodation with a nice bed and a door that I can close and just sit, eat, maybe listen to music or write, talk to my family and friends without worrying about electricity or reception and think about life…or maybe at least about the year since my last birthday 😉
One year ago I was crossing the highlands of Iceland on foot - beautiful, rough and windy - and didn’t even know if I would succeed with my application to stay in Canada for two years (not to mention to sail from Iceland to Newfoundland first!).
Many firsts followed- basically every single day and every moment! And yet it’s one step at a time to create this connected and living line by walking around the world 🌍 🌎🌏
Thank you everyone who joined, supported or met me along the walk in individual ways - even though it’s my body that is walking - you are making this line possible and filling it with life! 🤗

Freezing nights, snow in the morning, blue sky and burning sun during the day 😃 My ankle is now almost able to cover the distances it did before the ankle fracture as long as I walk on reasonably firm and level ground. So I alternate between snowmobile or ATV tracks and the highway and today I reached White River - Home of Winnie the Pooh - in beautiful sunshine. Time to buy some food for the next stretch to Marathon 😊

Day 1199 of the Round:Motion TOUR 💫 After two days full of meeting people, good food, a little talk , organising some gear…in Sault Ste Marie, I continued to walk north. Today I reached Lake Superior while a strong, fresh breeze and sunshine joined me for this special day. Walking on the beach of the largest freshwater lake of the world (by surface area) after having walked, skied and sailed all the way from Germany, feels surreal and in the same time connecting.