May 30th was my last day of work. It feels odd to be unemployed yet have the funds from a deferred salary arrangement to get me through the year ahead.
Right now I am going through the process of selling my apartment and moving in with my partner. It has been a bit delayed but I have an offer and am hopeful it won’t delay my plan to fly to Romania the last week of June. This is giving me a few weeks to get things in order for the trip.
I decided to not pay for hiking companies to support the trip. My sense was that I really needed it if I was doing a lot of cross border hiking, but feel I can limit this to a few areas around North Macedonia, Kosovo and Albania. I will be interested to do some multi-day hikes through the various countries in the Balkans.
I am bringing my tent with me. I debated going without and assuming I could either use huts or stop in towns along some of the routes. I may regret the extra weight but this gives me some flexibility. Plus I enjoy tenting so my choose this over the cabins as I go.
Hoping that I can get everything organized for the trip over the next three weeks. Really looking forward to this year off with the travelling!
BorealHiker 