My First Solo-Trek (10 Days)

My first solo backpacking trip – each day listed in a post of its own.

Planning this trip, as well as actually going on it, was a very liberating experience that I would love to share with you. A mix of hiking, taking the bus and the train led me from Berlin, through several beautiful cities in the North, all the way to the Baltic Sea, where I hiked along the coast for several days, Wismar being my final destination. I hope you enjoy reading as much as I enjoyed writing! :)

Day 1 of “I am doing this” – Berlin – Neuruppin – Rheinsberg

Yes, I am finally doing this. On a journey of exploring, growing and healing the self, I have found myself – basically from one moment to the next – incredibly intrigued to explore the idea of hiking solo for several days. Where to? The sea, of course. And so the planning started. Overall a couple…

Day 2 of “I am doing this” – Rheinsberg – Mirow

Tucked up under what feels like a warm, soothing cocoon of bedsheets that I shall never abandon, I wake up several times at night. I don’t really know why. I assume my mind was exposed to so much that it’s trying to process in desperation. I remember waking up and feeling like it’s almost day,…

Day 3 of “I am doing this” – Mirow – Waren

Up she gets. All on her own. No alarm required. Cause she’s exciteeeed. It’s a new day, and the sun is shining, and a tight time schedule is waiting. A schedule waiting to be figured out at least. I shall not try to make another failed attempt at a coffee today. I shall just go…

Day 4 of “I am doing this” – Waren Roundtrip

Up I get, around 8:30 AM. This time in ease, in the ease of knowing today is a day off, today I can take things slowly. I realize I’m in Waren, happy and relieved that I have made it here, especially after yesterday’s confusion. The sun is shining warmly and brightly through the windows, and…

Day 5 of “I am doing this” – Waren – Kühlungsborn – Rerik

It’s a sunny day again, as I open my eyes and see the sun warming up the walls around me. Although I actually wake up early on my own, I still take it a bit too easy packing everything up, doing yoga, etc. that I end up going to breakfast at 8 AM after all,…

Day 6 of “I am doing this” – Rerik – Neubukow

Okay, today was a really tough day. I’m tucked up in bed as I write this, so I can look back and be really happy about the impressions I could collect today. First things first. I wake up again before my alarm rings, using the chance to get up and pack in peace. Why not,…

Day 7 of “I am doing this” – Neubukow – Insel Poel

07:45. I hear my alarm. I’m so deep in my dreams that this is where I hear it. I snooze. 07:53. Second alarm. Okay, well, I can’t snooze again. But this bed is so warm and cozy… what do people do who really camp in a tent for days? I admire them so much more…