Dreamers & Doers

“That's what you do on a long-distance hike, really: you just do a week-long trip over and over again.”

“I know that once I've made up my mind, I won't give up. I had made up my mind. I'd told people I was out there. I'd posted updates on Instagram; people could hold me to my word. I just wanted to keep going.”

“Nothing gets easier by putting it off.”

“Don't hesitate. Just do it. Everything is possible.”

“That's maybe what was the biggest motivation: you just get to switch off and be. You don't have to worry about everything else. You've turned off the phone, nobody can call and disturb you.”

“The hardest part is deciding. If you decide and come to the conclusion that this is super important to you, you'll find a way.”

“That's probably the biggest thing. Making the decision – now I'm going to do it. Once you've made that decision, you just go for it, whether it's one year away or three years doesn't matter. You've made that decision.”

“The step I was most proud of having taken wasn't taken on the trail; it was taken several months before and several hundred miles away. Actually deciding to do it: that's the step to take.”

“The only thing we thought about was taking one day at a time. What's happening today? That became our motto.”

“Why hurry home when I want to be out?”

“I thought about what I would do if he said no. And I would probably have quit. So I had decided - I would just move on and look for another job after.”