Day 577 – US – Pennsylvania [Rest Day in Pittsburgh]

02/11/21

 Rest day in Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania, North America)

This rest day got a very special taste: the penultimate rest day before I conclude the continent crossing

There are 446 bridges in Pittsburgh!

Today was the last rest-day where I got to rest on my own. My next rest is in Washington DC, where I am expecting some form of welcome from “Women for Women International”. The Charity (NGO) I am running and fundraising for. And this is also when my parents will meet me. And that will be the only rest day before I reach the Big Apple and conclude the North American crossing!

The city at night

In one word or in many, the end of the continent crossing is coming very near.
It is quite special to me. The crossing of Europe has been so disrupted, requiring me to constantly change my plans, adjust, adapt, re-route, stop, go, re-start…
The North American crossing has gone absolutely to plan, something I have not experienced yet in the world-run.

I have also been through extremes. Every state I crossed carrying a particular taste and feel, with a particular fondness for the less populated states of Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, which is where I have met the most people, the most interest in the journey.

I often tell how I recall all my world-run stage by stage progression as I run. Well, there are stages that I spend a lot more time on, Montana in particular.