Day 30: Söderköping to Malmö

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Today I am one month on this journey. What a great way to spend 30 days in an intense way.

I got up at 6:30am and started making coffee. Roos joined in and we started chatting again – this time more about politics and the eco-movement. I noticed that I did not want to pack up and get into the car. At 10am we finally said „goodbye“ and parted ways.

I felt a bit sad since I was closing a chapter – the journey to the North Cape – which I had thoroughly enjoyed.

Ship in a dock at the camping site

I got into the car and drove the remaining 500km to Malmö. Driving a car is such a waste of time. I can’t wait for autonomous driving to become a real thing.

I arrived just in time – even had a traffic jam along the way – and gave back the rental car. It was 30 degrees. Everyone in the city was running around half naked. What a contrast to the Lofoten.

Across the street was a nice Irish Pub and I had to kill a couple of hours. A nice reason for Fish’n Chips and an IPA.

After that I had a look around in Malmö downtown and came across a statue called „non-violence“. I felt this was very symbolic especially when it comes to zis travel projects.

Around 6:30pm I slowly started to drive outbound to the ferry harbor 6km outside of the city. The check-in was easy and relaxed. Around 8:30pm I was on board with a G&T to celebrate this nice sunset.

Learning of the day: What a great month!

Published by Karsten Drath

About 30 years ago, two zis scholarships helped me to broaden my horizon, expand my understanding of what is possible, and develop more self-confidence. zis is a non-profit organization that has been awarding scholarships for study trips to young people between the ages of 16 and 20 for more than 60 years. Today, the word we use for tenacity and grit is resilience - and I've made it my profession, to help managers around the world to develop more of this inner power. In retrospect, the experiences I've had on these trips to Scotland and Iceland have been priceless for my development. After having had a childhood with some challenges, I learned that I could cycle 1,700km on my own and get wet every day without despairing. I have learned that I was able to get along with only 300 € for 4 weeks and still had a good time. I have learned what it's like to be threatened with deportation and how to get an interview with the President from such a crisis. I have understood that limitations are primarily constructs in our heads, and I want to make these insights available to as many adolescents as possible.

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