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Flight Preps and EES

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Flight Preps and EES Date Oct 15, 2026 Total All Caminos: 2450 miles Total Airplane(s) / Trvl Insrnc: $ 1180 / $ 256 Total Transportation: $ 1436 EUROPE TRAVEL ALERT: New Rules, Changes & Scams (June 2026) Get the Travel To Europe Entry Exit System app to pre-register 72 hrs before arrival.  Still need to follow the EES process on first arrival into the Schengen Zone. Great Britain now requires a transit visa, even if not leaving the internation zone in the airport. Word of advice: avoid Heathrow and Gatwick. Check conditions at other airports in the UK. (For this reason, I booked direct from the USA to Berlin. I decided that it was more important to go to Berlin direct, than Hamburg with a layover in Britain.) Checklist for the Flight to Berlin Alecstatic -- Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 Buy plane tickets: Done     Rochester NY (12:50 pm - 2:20 pm) ->      Boston Logan (2:55 hr layover) 5:15 pm - 4:15 am (next day) ...

Initial Plans for Mecklenberg-Vorpommen

Initial Preparations Date Oct 10, 2026 Total All Caminos: 2450 miles Total Airplane(s) / Trvl Insrnc: $ 1180 / $ 256 Total Transportation: $ 1436 Training Gentle Yoga, working on Half-Moon for more balance Hiking, 3 - 5 mile hikes Running 5K races this year Tap Dance Physical Therapy: stretching, balance exercises, upper & lower body flexibility Preps Got my Covid vaccine booster and flu shot. Don't want to spend my vacation laid up with something for which I can reduce the risk of contracting. Climate in Mecklenberg-Vorpommen ( Information comes from weatherspark.com ) Average High and Low Temperature in December in Rostock   Dec Dec 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 9 9 10 10 11 11 12 12 13 13 14 14 15 15 16 16 17 17 18 18 19 19 20 20 21 21 22 22 23 23 24 24 25 25 26 26 27 27 28 28 29 29 30 30 31 31 15°F 15°F 20°F 20°F 25°F 25°F 30°F 30°F 35°F 35°F 40°F 40°F 45°F 45°F 50°F 50°F 55°F 55°F 60°F 60°F Nov Jan Dec 1 42°F Dec 1 42°F 34°F 34°F Dec 31 38°F Dec...