I did not get to Schiermonnikoog until late, so I pitched my tent and crawled into bed. I tried not to loose my mind from the wind blowing in the trees and shaking my tent.
Where is here? Camping Seedune on Schiermonnikoog. Good luck saying that one. Where is Schiermonnikoog? It is an island an hour bus ride and a 45 minute ferry ride north of Groningen.
This is what most of my meals looked like - a small red pot balanced on top of my burner.
7 May 2015
I did a lot of walking today. I went to the Bunker.
I tried to sketch every time I sat down to rest.
I spent all day walking around the island and tried to stay warm.
I listened to a lot of music and saw some interesting things on the island.
I am not sure what these two structures are, and I was just as clueless when I saw them.
8 May 2015
I was up bright and early this morning. 6.00am.
Today, like yesterday, I explored the forest around base camp.
9 May 2015
Today was cold and rainy the whole day. By "rainy," I do not mean it was scattered showers, I mean "my tent was shaking like crazy from the wind, and the rain never stopped" kind of rain.
I know the whole point of coming here was to explore the island and embrace everything the island had to offer, but I decided getting sick was not a good idea.
I did a lot of sleeping today.
10 May 2015
Today, I decided to head to the beach and show my mom some love on Mother's Day.
I am getting ahead of myself. I decided it would be a good idea to walk around the island. On my way to the beach, I took many photographs.
When I say "around the island," what I really mean is "from one light house to the other."
I ate lunch at the ocean and wrote my message for my mom.
I took my time walking back to base camp from the beach.
So I did make it from one light house to the other (and back)!
11 May 2015
Today is my final day on the island. Well, more like last morning. I had to pack up base camp and lug my backpack to the boat.