Monday - Tuesday , 8th-9th of November 2021
I don't know about you guys, but traveling always stresses me out big time. Usually I get a minimum of 8 hours of sleep every night. If I don't, then another day I will sleep over 8h to catch up. Just what my body is used to these days I guess.
Last night I was tossing and turning and dreaming weird dreams until I woke up after just 6 hours of sleep and couldn't go back to sleep again. As soon as I got up I could feel my stomach being squeezed and I knew what it was all about - traveling is on the horizon. Diarrhoea is the only missing part for today. I'm sure it'll join the party tomorrow.
Don’t get me wrong - I absolutely love traveling. I just get stressed with all the things around it:
booking a ticket (flight or ferry),
making sure the ticket is for the right date (I have made wrong bookings in the past),
making sure I have all the documents required to travel,
making sure clothes are washed for travelling,
booking all necessary the appointments if I go to Poland,
finding and booking accommodation if going elsewhere,
shopping for all the things I need for traveling,
making sure all house plants are watered and situated in the right spaces,
packing!
As if all above was not stressful enough, these days there is so much more to do:
researching what are the current regulations for traveling to a given country (can I even travel there ?),
researching what additional documents I might need due to Brexit and covid,
ordering correct covid tests (because those free from NHS can not be used for traveling),
hoping the tests will arrive on time (mine arrived in the day I travel - today),
doing tests and submitting it to the right place to receive certificate for traveling
checking if my car needs a green card for traveling abroad (luckily not anymore).
All of this makes traveling rather stressful for me. Weirdly enough I seem to be rather organised this time round and while I was stressing a lot yesterday, today I am rather calm. I’ve made the list of all the important things to do and I was crossing one after another, while remaining surprisingly composed.
Right now everything is done. Bags packed, documents printed and gathered in one place, food for traveling (I will be driving for around 15 hours) prepared and packed, and I am playing my axies while enjoying a late dinner. I still have 1.5 hours before I need to leave, so I am also writing this article. It might be slightly shorter than usual, but I am super pleased, as I wasn’t expecting being able to do it today.
My ferry is booked for 2am, but I need to arrive at the port 1 hour before the departure. Since it usually takes me around 2.5 hours to get to the port of Dover, I set myself a time to leave at 10pm. A few spare minutes for unexpected events and getting fuel just before I board the ferry.
I like traveling at night. When I get to the ferry I will be sleepy enough to have 1-2 hrs nap and then I’ll be ready to take over Europe ;)
I’ll arrive to Dunkerque, France around 5am local time and from there it’s around 10 hours drive to where my family lives in Poland. Another 3 hours to where my parents live, but I will have a day or so break at my auntie’s or my nan’s.
This time round is the first time I will be doing this drive on my own. Usually I was traveling with my ex husband or my ex partner. Now it’s just me, myself and I, so you guys keep your fingers crossed for my safe travels.
Until next time 💙
the end of the year is the best way for everyone to discuss what he is going to do as a way to get memorable moments from the previous year and this is indeed a fact that is done for some people. usually what has become a plan there is a feeling of pleasure and happiness when everything will go according to plan but indeed sometimes due to unfavorable conditions and situations so that the plan often looks so hard to do, but you can do it, the steadfastness of going through every plan even though it feels heavy and burdensome but can work. you already have a beautiful memory and story in later years.☺️