The trip continues: bus, ferry and first kilometers on the coastal road of Bornholm

Travel day 2: Sassnitz, Germany to Rønne, Bornholm (Denmark)

I slept significantly well (I usually take one or two nights to adapt to sleep in my store), but the night was so calm, bright and quiet and quiet. The same fog that had wrapped the world last night in ethereal beauty was much less attractive when he faced himself in the reality of the morning: the heavy Rocío left everything wet, the air itself felt wet. Half an hour later, the ascending sun had burned all the traces of the fog and when I was packing, my tent had dried mostly. Although it was only 18 degrees Celsius (64.4 Fahrenheit), the sun already fierce made it clear that today it would be hot, the cloudless sky offered few possibilities to postpone.

I organized, I enjoyed my cold oatmeal breakfast with chia and hemp seeds and a generous tablespoon of peanut butter, and left the camp around 9 to travel the forest to the city of Sassnitz.

After an hour of exploration, I went to the central station and took the bus to the ferry terminal. I always get rid of things as traveling, particularly where I do not know the area, and therefore I stayed with a little more than an hour to read, take a refreshment and people observe, a mixture of cyclists, motor, passengers, car passengers, mainly Germans (it makes sense since the ferry was starting from Germany) and some Dines that return home. Ferry trip was three hours and 10 minutes and spent most of them sitting outside reading and seeing the Baltic Sea pass.

White chalk cliffs from Ferry Jasmund National Park

Enjoying the crossing! With my confidence Altras and my book

Around 15:30, Ferry docked in the picturesque city of Rønne, the largest city on Bornholm island. I took advantage of the public bathrooms at the ferry terminal and filled my water, re -applied the sunscreen (the sun had not faded at its intensity) and followed my path.

Upon arriving at Rønne, the largest city on Bornholm island

First steps on the path: Rønne Two Coast Heroes, Ginesmindde

Going in the direction of the clock needles around the island, the first section of the path followed the road along the coast around the edge of the city. The afternoon sun (at this point around 4:00 pm) was baking in the pavement and felt relieved when the road left the road and took the forest.

Starting the path with a road that comes out of the city.

This first path of path was soft and serpentant, through the opening of scented pine forests to the clearings in the dunes and cliffs, with impressive views of sun and sea, before returning back to the forest.

The picturesque cities of the Puerto splashed the coast and, since the path follows the coast, the path is segmented between these cities. Therefore, it is completely possible to walk along this path in a luxurious way, spend the night in the city, just bring food for a day and rest in the city as it progresses. However, this was not the adventure he had planned, and I was simply going through the cities in my search for loneliness. I had prepared all my food the previous week and aimed to be the most self -sufficient (and profitable) as possible. Except for water, of course. There are not many fresh water sources on the island and, therefore, water recharges must be made through public bathrooms in these small villages along the way. I strongly recommend bringing a bottle of nalgene or equally wide water to adjust under the variety of taps that the bathrooms have to offer. I carried two nalgins, as well as my Sawyer plastic bladder that I used as additional water support when it camps between water sources.

The wild camp is not allowed, but there are shelters and camps designated around the island. The application of the shelter shows all these points in Bornholm (and throughout the rest of Denmark) and is a wonderful resource, which details the comforts available in each one: some have running water and bathrooms, while others (primitive carp sites) are a flat land where the private owner allows a store or two to prepare for one night.

Cup and refuge options in Bornholm according to the refuge application

The shelters, the wooden cabins with a triangles roof that fit 2-3 people are also available on the island. These are for the first time, for the first service, but they provide an alternative accommodation option and a shelter of the elements. When planning my walk, I drew approximately how many miles I could do and then looked at the available sites and chose some different, short, medium and long days, depending on how I felt once I was walking. I spent my first camp option near the city of Hascult and felt good, so I continued on my way. I stopped at the time around 5:30 p.m. to fill my water (including my additional liter of Sawyer) and returned to the path. When the sun began to wear, fresh breeze whispers stirred the air. Leaving Hasle, the way suddenly rose, passing through some fields at the top of the cliffs before returning to sea level, crossing a small town with the most picturesque cabins. At this point I was starting to feel a bit sleepy, the long days of travel reached me. A couple sitting on their terrace enjoying the views briefly caught me in a conversation and recommended that you stop for the day before darkness fell: the next refuge/camp area was directly ahead. They wished me a good tour, and I took their suggestion and called him one day at the base of a climb. The site was a protected cove, completely hidden from the path itself, with a family of swans sliding through fixed waters. I had everything for me. There was not much space for a tent, so I decided to try the shelter. I put dinner to soak up cold and moved to the shelter. I had prepared couscous, soy pieces and beans with spices (I exaggerated it with Chile, it was actually quite spicy) and I finished dinner with chocolate for dessert, looking at the sunset on the sea.

Dinner with a view

When the darkness was established, I dragged myself in the shelter (I felt very similar to a creature of the forest in a den) a slowly went to the soft lapse of the waves against the shore.

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