Day 422 – EU – Italy [Transit at Rome Airport]

31/05/21

 Travel from Trieste (Italy, Europe) to Thessaloniki (Greece, Europe)

2nd day of transit… the wait is nearly over

After yesterday’s blunder, that turned out to be a costly two-days mistake, I came crashing down at the hotel. I slept for about 3hrs straight. I realised I am juggling quite a lot at the moment. On top of the day to day logistics and running the daily marathon, there is now also the expiry of the insurance contract to deal with and looking for new insurance solutions, the planning of the run to Istanbul, trying to get some press or/and official presence when I reach Istanbul, the planning of what will come next in terms of vaccination, figuring out the most probable next continent, entry requirements, and always at the back of my mind, trying to ensure that all the delays are financially sustainable. It is a lot for just one person!

Anyway I was able to forgive myself for the mistake I made in the PLF form and I accepted the consequences of that mistake. I took a very long walk this morning. I went to the airport walking, because why not, since I got all the time in the world. On Via Portuense, there were outdoor sculptures everywhere, looking quite random but really interesting. I could not find anything about it on the internet – probably a permanent feature that has never been registered somehow.

I collected my PCR test results, made sure I filled my PLF form correctly (I was very careful this time, trust me!). Then chilled out the rest of the day. Tomorrow’s an early wake up call, I hope that part of the trip will go well and I am most definitely looking forward to making it to Athens and seeing my friends again!

So in short: tomorrow (1st June) I fly to Athens, the day after (2nd June) I fly to Thessaloniki. And on 3rd June I resume my running, with 3 weeks of daily marathons to reach Istanbul and conclude the European crossing.