Hello from Llanberis Wales - Arrived here yesterday from Dolgecllau.  I had a great time there and got to hear some great music and made new friends and ractice some Welsh speaking.  Llanberis is a nice little village that relies mostly on tourism.  I am looking forward to getting back to friends and family, but I am not looking forward to getting back to the US because I feel very detatched from that place now.  "The chief function of a nation the state is create the conditions which allow the nation to live its life fully, and thus make it possible for its members a full life as individual persons.  In the end the purpose of it all is to enable every human being to live his life as fully as possible." says Gwynfor Evens  the  president of Wales own Plaid Cymru in his great book, originally written in Welsh, called Land of my Fathers.  If this statement holds true, as I think it should then I have reason to be disappointed with the state of affairs in the US.  Land that belongs to an oppressed people the Native American tribes has been greedily snatched up by the rich and now I feel I live in a sort of disguised slavery.  The evil of class ism has blinded many to the habits of our society, for example the  main stream media stories we choose to read and the things we choose to find acceptable.  The government instead of trying to address these problems is only afraid and worried about there own image.  In a fear based system like the one that persists in the US there is no room for creative solutions to problems only war on war on war.  There is no room for full life and individual persons.  There is no reparation for the wrongs of the past.  It has become a land heading directly down the fast lane to its own destruction despite the constant appeals for help to its leaders who singularly refuse to hear any of it.  I wish I could live in a place like Ireland or Wales where there is a sense of belonging and community and a solidarity.

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Hi - Im back in the UK.  I had a great time in Spain and I the people I met there were very friendly.  I think Spain is a very tourist friendly place to go.  Im in Portsmouth tonight after being threatened by the border patrol to be sent back to Spain, but Im getting used to that now.  Almost every time Ive crossed a border Ive been threatened now.  This time it was because I asked why I was being interegated about what I was going to do when I got back.  I was trying to be friendly, but they really dont like Americans.  I think there is still alot of classism in peoples minds these days unfortunitly.  The border man said "have you tried getting into America lately?"  Its another thing wars create: anomosity.  It shouldn't be about where you were born anymore than about what color your skin is.  Unfortunitly, we're still not there yet even if we think we are.  Its another oppurtunity to practice that forgiveness that the only hope for the future.  I just hope that other people start to practice it too, because It only works if everyone does it.  Well that said Im excited to be going to Wales tomorow to the Eistoffodd.  Ill be going back to Llangollen where my mothers family name Yale come from. 

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Hi from Ribadeo Spain - Ive been here in Galacia for a few days.  Tomorow, I leave.  I have been getting used to Spain.  The pace of things and the people are different, and have been growing on me.  I have been reading a few books here.  One book is talking about the civil war and Franco and the mass graves of the Socialists from the 2nd republic.  It also talks about the Basque nationalists and the terrrorists group ETA.  I think its sad that these things happen in a nice country like Spain.  I can understand the Nationalists wanting to protect the patria (fatherland) since Im a Welsh nationalst, but the killing and the terrorisim is depressing.  Its inocents that die nothing good comes out of it.  Fortunityçly there is talk of an agreement to stop killing and the numbers of attacks have been decreesing since the 80s when they were at there peak.  Its always so sad the way people cant coperate to find solutions in a world where so much is possable so they just start killing eachother.  -Like in the middle east right now.  Even if we have to be there to protect the Iraqes from the terrorists, we could be doing so much more than just walking around with guns.  We could be building houses and taking care of refugees.  We could be building schools to foster understanding between Sunnies and Shiite muslims.  Well off to another festival.  The Spanish love to party and festivals.  Micah

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Hello from Cudillero Austurias Spain - Wound up here by accident this morning looking for a place that apparently does not exist, or nobody knows about it.  Which is better anyway because there is alot of festivity here.  There are bagpipes, dancers, tons of people and games, its great fun.  Im a little worried about all the fires back in California, but other than that Im great.  Its very bonita  here.  The picture below is of the town itself situated in a valley on the North Coast of Spain with lots of nice walks and veiws of the sea.  Take Care.

 

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Hi from Oviedo Spain, I have been here for a few days now.  Oviedo is a big city surrounded by forrests and hills.  For a city it is very clean and there are alot of nice parks.  The people are friendly and the food is good and a faction of the price I would be paying in the UK.  I had fish and omlet last night and pasta and fish before that.  Oviedo is in the province of Austurias where there used to be alot of steel minning and durring the civil war the minners took up arms against Francos army.  Ill be here a few more days before moving on.
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Hi from Bristol England - I arived here in Bristol this afternoon after a nice ride with a friend, and along the way we stopped at a Castle caleed Rhaglan in the South East of Wales.  On the 16th I went to a castle just west of Brecon called Carrig Cennen.  I had a nice time.  Looking forward to Spain in a few days.  I think Ill lewarn alot.  I am brining a good history book with me.  Bristol is a city that reminds me of Seattle with its young crowds, parks and tree lined roads.  The university here seems to attract alot of people.  I commited the cardinal sin of going to Borders and Starbucks today, but hey, I needed a good book.  Traveling is really opeining me up to a world very different from the cellular isolated life of rural America.  Thinings really areconnected and everything we do as consumers or even just the way we think and behave and treat eachother erally does impact the rest of the world.  And, we are all more alike than we are different regardless of where we come from or what we've been taught.  We all just want to be loved.  Some of us are just very afraid and confused, even our leaders and professionals.  Changes for the better are happening slowley but shurly and the time non-judgement and forgiveness has come.  The judgements we make of others are very dangerous, and even deadly.  Durring my time at the Ashram I processed alot.  The more I let go of trying to thinnk I know people the more real they become.  To know one is to know all.  Micah

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Hi From Edinburgh.  Its a nice sunny day over here.  Great for walking in the park.  Edinburgh is a nice city, but very busy, like all cities.  Ill stay here untill Monday when I depart for Wales.  I am going to stay there at an Ashram for a week before I go to Llangollen, Wales and then off to Spain.  Here are some interesting things I learned about Scotland in the book Im reading:
-  The flag of Scotland came about in around the 6th century when a pictish warior had a vision of Saint
       Andrew on a cross before he went to battle.
-  Many Socts opposed the union of crowns in 1714 after William of Orange's economic policy
      outlawed important English investments in an oversees colony in Derion started by William Paterson.  The
      failed settlement led to a lost of 1/4 of all circulating assets in Scotland.  The same man is the Patterson
      who started the Bank of Scotland.
The history of Scotland is a sad and tirbulent history that is sometimes hard to read, but alot can be learned from it about certain patterns in politics like those in the world today.  Wars started by pursecution and powerful aristocrats battling it out at the expence of the poor and the country.  Fortunitly Scotland has done well for itself today.  There are many fair trade cities, very little homlessness, and they are working hard to reduce carbon emissions. 
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Today at 17:00 my ferrry laves Lerwick sailing to Aberdeen.  The picture blow is of some chickens who befriended while I was waiting for the ferry to the Isle of Mousa.  I went on a nature walk there and saw a ton of birds and seals.  I saw Artic Skuas, Great Skuas, Artic Terns, Skags (cousins of Cormorants), and was hopping to see the Storm Petrols that night but not enough prople wanted to go so he trip was called off.  I am almost finished reading a book by Magnus Magnusson aboubt the history of Scotland.  Bye.  -  Micah

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Hello.  Just got back from a small island called papa westray where I spent the day looking at nature.  I saw Guilimonts, Razor Bills, Oystercatchers, Grey Seals and Scotish Primrose.  It was nice and peaceful.  I went to an old viking church which is one of the oldest in Northern Scotland - the Church of St Tredwell.  Now Im bakc in Stormont Orkney, and tomorow Ill be going for a dive beofre I hop on the next ferry to Shetland.  Bye

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Hello from the Orkney Islands.  I arrived this morning after an adventure in the Hebridees when I could not find a place to stay because everything was all booked up.  I had taken a tour of the deserted island of St Kilda, which was great fun and interesting.  There never actually was a saint named Kilda and nobody knows how it got that name.  The islanders used to eat gannets and the small island is littered with over a thoulsand gannet food storage houses.  About 50 years ago the last of the once populated islanders asked the government to be evacuated.  After the tour of the island I ended up in the isle of Lewis without anywhere to go, but luckily I got on board a freit ship and got my own bunk room and a ride to Ullapool where I took the first bus to inverness and from there the bus to Thurso.  Spent the night in Thurso and took the ferry to Stormness this morning.  I am going to go diving and look at some ship recks on Tuesday morning.  Bye    -  Micah

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A quick helo from the isle of Sky in Scotland.  Im here for a fiddle fewstival hoping there is going to be rrom at the hostel for me because there are alot of people here.  Yesterday I was in the isle of S Uist which is in the outer hebridees.  There are alot of gaelic speekers here and I am picking up on some of it.  I met a coupple of welsh speakers at the hostel yesterday.   -   Micah

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Hello from Iona, Scotland.  I'm going to be here relaxing on the Isle of Iona for the next 6 days playing music and meeting people here, while staying at an abbey thats been converted into a retreat center.  Its beautiful here on this the island where St Columba the son of Saint Colum Cille came from Ireland in the 6th century and founded a monastery.  The monastery her is the oldest Christian monastery in Scotland.  There are supposed to be allot of old kings buried here maybe even Macbeth.  Walking along the beach is very peaceful and its nice to be in nature.  Since Ive been here Ive seen Sea Eagles, Otters, Seals and many birds.  Its a small island full of nature, and tourists, but thats fine because its worth it.  Its a special place and I can see why allot of people come here.  Everyday about 100 people from all over show up on a boat to see the island.  I think I will meet allot of nice people at the abbey over the next week.   -   Micah

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Hi - Im in Glascow (Scotland) now.  Took the ferry from Bellfast this morning with  friend I met who lives in Edinburg Scotland.  I have a friend there now to visit.  Glascow is a big city with  nice atmosphere.  There are alot of young people here and the hostel is very big.  Tomorow I may take a tour of some parts of Scotland.  The tour is three days long.  Not much else to say.  Hope all is well with friends and family.  -  Micah 

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Hello From Bellfast Northern Ireland.  I am here now and met some friends from Australia and Brazil who I walked around looking at murials with.  The murials depict the struggles of the conflict in Northern Ireland between the UVF and the Republicans.  It is sad to see this kind of violence happening in Ireland of all places, and goes to show that fighting is happening everywhere.  Even in countries known for kindness and neutrality.  -  Micah

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Hi from Kilarney, Kerry, Ireland - Yesterday I took a boat to the Skellig Michael rock off the coast of Kerry Ireland from Portmagee and saw an old monastic settlement with beehive huts.  It was very beautiful.  On the back the weather got rough and I was soaked to the bone through all my waterproof clothing and all, so I had to take a shower at the hostel after hiking to Caershiveen where Daniel O'Donnal is from.  He is known for the catholic emancipation act that he brought to congress as an MP for Irelnad in Londdon back when it was part of England and Catholics were not allowed to own land or cows worth over a certain amount of money.  he came from a small house, which I saw and then became a layer.  I met a young man about my age esterday at the hostel who is considering going into the peace corps and has taken courses in Celtic studies so we had a bit in common.  Next I am going to go to the Dingle pininsula and hike up mount Brendon to see where Brendon the patron saint of county Kerry here set out to the west.  I am going to be leaving to Scotland a few days later than anticipated because there is much to see in this area.  Bye and best of luck to everyone.  -  Micah 

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Hello from Kilarney, Ireland county of Kerry.  I was dropped off this morning by my farm family this afternoon after a nice walk by a beautiful lake.  I had a great time with them over the last few weeks and learned alot.  It was hard work sometimes.  Mick and I have alot in common when it comes to our political opinions.  I've sent some pictures of mick and Ruth below.  Um going to do some backpacking in the mountains around here and then head north.  Eventually saling over to Scotland from Belfast.  Bye - Micah

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Hi from Kilmichael Cork - I am now in county Cork Ireland working on a nice farm with my new friends Mick and Ruth Cadek. It is really nice here. On Friday we all went to Bantry town together and picked up 10 chickens. These are chickens for eating, but there are also hens for laying eggs as well. Mick is very musical and today I got a crash course on basic Irish tunes, I am going to play at a session with him next week. Ruth is a great cook, and I look fprward to dinner every night. What have I been doing around the farm? Making beds for new plants, clearing weeds, spreading compost earthing up the potatoe plants. Today Mick Ruth there three dogs and son Mark and I all went to Googhanbarra park and had a nice walk. I took pictures. Hope this letter finds you all well. Micah
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Hello From Killarney - On my way to Cork (Ireland) since my lest letter I spent 2 beautiful days in Athlone, and saw the Clonmacniose abbey which is built on an ancient early christian site along the Shannon river. The monastery was started by St Ceiran who it is said was trained by Finan and spent time on the Aran island of Inis Man studying with St Enda as well. The abbey was beautiful and so was the town. There was a wedding function going on. So far I have encountered in 1 way or another 3 funerals and 2 weddings and1 festival on my travels. Now I am in Kilarney which is a national park in county Kerry. It is a great lively city with alot of art. Take care - Micah
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Hello From Kells - Kells is a nice city in Meath which is where it is said that the book of Kells was finished.  It is said that it was started on the Isle of Iona  (an Island in Scotland) which was founded by Columban monks in the 560s, then moved to Kells or possably finished here after the viking raidings began.  There is a big tower and a house of Columba in the town which date back to the 10th century, and a heritage center that has replicas of some great Celtic artifacts like broches and croziers and even the Book of Kells itself.

 

Today I hitchiked out to see the Louchcrew Cairns.  I got rides very easily from nice local people.  A legend says that these Cairns (burial chambers) were created from a witch jumping from one hill to the next dropping stones from her apron.  What these chambers were used for is a mystery like the chambers at Newgrange.  Well take care- Micah 

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Hello from Navan, Meath, Irlenad -  I left the farm I was visiting on Sunday and headed for the Boyne valley.  It has been an educational and fun three days.  The first day I stayed in county Louth in a town called Ardee which is famous as Cuchulain country.  I then bussed to Drogheda in county Meath and stayed there.  I visited the famous new grange burial chamber, although nobody knows exactly what is was for so I shouldn't call it a burial chamber. It is a mound built in the earth complete with carvings.  The mound itself predates the pyramids which makes it stone age pre-Celtic.  The Celts were an iron age inhabitant of Ireland.  The mound has been occupied through the centuries by the Celts, early Christian and Norman Irish.  There is definitely a lot of mystery and its fun to think of why these things were built and how they were used ect.  It feels to me like a sort of energy line or lay line like the mystics have talked about for hundreds of years.  Today I took the bus to Navan and had a visit to the hill of Tara where Irish Kings were ceremonially  made.  It  is said to be the center of Ireland.  In the "Royal Seat" sits the Lia Fail, or stone of destiny.  It is said that the stone cries out when a king sits on it.  Tomorow I continue my journy along the Boyne river on into Kells to see some more history and then I am going to head to Cork to stay on another organic farm.  Traveling is so much fun and teaches me so much.  Bye.  Micah

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Hello again from Inishowen Donegal, I am having a great time meeting alot of people, seeing sights here like the Northern point of Ireland and castles dolmens and mass rocks.  Today I went to my first Roman Catholic mass at St Patricks Church.  Yesterday, I went to a Famine Village that a man had made into an educational center.  It was thought provoking to me seeing exhibits depicting the lives of the Irish living in poverty.  There was also an exhibit about the travelers.  Travelers were a group of people like the gypses (from the word egyption) who lived together in caravans because they had nowhere perminit to live.  My friend Mary says there are stories that some of them are decended from the old Kings of Ireland.  There were also exhibits at the museum about republican safe houses and the orange men.  The Orange men were a group of Protestant Scottish settlers planted in Ulster around the time of James 1 on land taken from the catholics because the law that catholics were not allowed to own land.   They took there name from a William of Orange who won a battle against the Catholics in, I think the 17th century.  The Irish Republicans wanted an Independant Ireland and the Orangemen and republicans did not get along.   To this day much as it was hundreds of years ago only 6 counties in the north of Ireland have a significant number of protestants while the rest of Ireland's 26 counties are catholic, and there is still some hostility.  It was a good educational experience and did not seem biased one way or the other despite the fact that the propriter was Irish Catholic himself.  The fighting between the Orange men and the Republicans has got me thinking about how war and poverty are always seem to go hand in hand.  How many wars could be prevented if people aren't so caught up in greed and power?  All over the world it seems like all wars are the same, pointless.  Waste of time money.  There is the issue of justice.  Steeling the land from the catholics was wrong and justice is needed, but the majority of people killed in the fighting were civilians, and negotiations with the intent of settling the issue without hurting anyone could have gotten the same results maybe better, and without the loss of lives, provided the parties were invested above all else in fairness and the lives of the others.  Thats why I think the wars are a waste, and thats how the exhibit made me feel.  It also made me feel like if we think were so smart we should be learning from these things to prevent them from happening again in the future in other countries like Africa and Iraq.  So why are we not?

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Hello from Inishowen on the Northern tip of Ireland.  I had a great easter.  Did you?  I have been eating alot of chocolat as I work on a farm in its second year of transitioning to organic.  This farm is in the same county as the farm I was on last week, Donegal.  Im not exactly sure when it happened or who was responsable, but it was way over a thoulsand years ago that Ireland was divided into 4 provinces of: Ulster, Munster, Leinster and Connaught with the Hill of Tara at the center where the kings were ceremonely seated.  Donegal is one of the 9 counties in Ulster, but is not one of the six counties which are part of Brittan.  I am living with a very nice family a man named John and a woman named Mary and they have 2 children the girl is 11 her name is Shannon, and Shaun is 16.  I am living in a trailer with all the amenities of a 5 start hotel.  I hope you are all well.  I willl send pictures later.  Bye, Micah

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The last few weeks have been very special for me and it was great to work with a very kind family who made me feel very welcome and invited me back to help again any time.  This morning I took the bus into Derry where I will wait to be picked up by another family who will host me while I work on there farm in Malin.  Malin is still in the republic of Ireland, but in order to get there by bus, I had to travel to Derry (also called Londonderry) which is part of Northern Ireland.  So, now Im using a different monitery system agian, the pound.  Ireland uses the Euro while the North of Ireland, who is still part of the Brittish empire, uses the pound.  The pound is worth more then the euro or the dollar right now.  The pound is twice a dollar and 1.5 a euro. 
 
There is a historic part of Derry which is inside of a wall built in the 17th century as a defence and there is an outer part of the city as well.  It is a city with alot of history.  Tonight I am thinking of going to the Irish Pink Floyd at the Performing Arts center and tomorow easter I may go to one of the many decadent cathedrals such as the St Collumbs cathedral built in the 6th century by Saint Columb Cille at the top of a hill in an oak forest which is now part of the city of Derry.  Hope you are all having a nice easter.  Micah

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Hi From Milford Moyle Donegall, and happy saint Patrick's day.  Saint Patrick is the patron saint of Ireland who was taken from Wales by pirates and escaped but decided to come back to Ireland and convert the pagans.  It is of course a national holiday here in Ireland.  It is also a national holiday in America and Im told the reason for that is because in the war of Independance the Irish fought so well that Washington decided to make it a national holiday.  What did I do for saint patricks day?  There are usually alot of parades in cities around Ireland, but this year there was not a parade around this part of Ireland because Saint Patricks Day is so close to holly week of easter when no one is supposed to be drinking.  Usually the two holidays dont fall in the same week.  Anyway, Nick and I went around bird watching and I saw some Geese, Loons, Divers,  (deciphering birds in Ireland can be tricky because the same name is used for a different bird) then we went to the farm and I dug some potatoe trows the old fassion way by hand which is alot of work.  Well by for now.  PS the 2 pictures I sent today  are of a castle I visited yesterday in the Glenvauge national park and the other is a picture I took of Nick the man I am living with while here in Milford.  Take Care.  Micah   

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Hi from Milford Moyle Donegal.  I have been helping out on an organic farm here for about 4 days and will continue for another week and a half.  I am staying with a nice family in a beautiful house desighned and built by the two parents Nick and Trudy.  They have three sweet daughters.  The youngest is four years old, and her name is Ruby.  The middle aged girl is named Betsy.  I think she's 9.  The oldest girl is 13, and her name is Heather.  In the evening, after a good hard days work, Trudy and the girls come home from school, do their homework and then we play games.  I sleep in the attik on a comfertable bed and Nick cooks great meals every night.  Last night we had Quesch.  The closest city is Letter Kenny which is about 15 miles away.  Nick is an ecologist.  I am learning alot as I plant seeds and till the soil.  I have planted: onions, lettuce, cauliflower, celery, rocket, tomatoe and leek since these are the March season plants.  The planting I have done so far has been in the back yard garden, which is about half an acre, but today we are going to go to the main farm which is much bigger to pick potatoes.  The house looks out over a beautiful Loch Fern, and there are many nice trees and much natural beauty.  It is quiet and relaxing here.  WWOOFing is a great way to travel, and things are going very well.  I hope that all is well over in the states.  Micah
 
P.S.  If any of you are John O'Danahue readers (Mom) I have some news.  He passed away in France a few weeks ago.  I went through the village he lived in while he wrote his books.  The village is a small farming village along the coast where the Burrens (rocky cliffs) meet the sea.  He was a great writter.    

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Hi from Gallway. I spent the weekend on the Aran Island of Innis Mor and made some friends. There was a festival going on and the Island's population which has held at 800 for the last 100 years was almost doubled for the Festival of Ted. Father Ted is a character from an Irish comedy show called Father Ted. The actor died 10 years ago and the festival has been held anually on the Island at the begining of March. The tour I went on took me to 3000 year old hill forts and miles of old rock walls seperating what were the fields of Irish peasents of old who were forced to move west when the English bought their land. The ruins of an old church of St Ceiren dated to the 6th century (the smallest in Brittish Isles) sits atop a hill. The saint then went to the mainland and founded the famous Clonmacnoise Irelnads first monastery. Irish Galeic is the first language of all ilanders on Innis Mor. Bye take care.
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Hello from Gallway Ireland - I was able to procure the 3 month passport yesterday in Dublin at the immigration office.  They are very kinbd and just want to be sure everyone is safe, and has travel insurance ect.  The weather is nice here in Gallway.  This area has waht are called "Gaeltchets" where the gaelic language of old Ireland is still spoken.  One of the things I want to do in my life is learn Gaelic and Welsh, so I may come here and study some time.  Tomorow I am going on a guided tour of the Burrens and then the next day I am going to the Arran Islands off the coast of West Ireland for 4 days.  The hostel here is nice, has alot of celtic, free internet and free breakfast.  This afternoon I am going to a pub to join in a local music sesson!

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Hello again from Dublin - It is Monday morning in Dublin and I am on my way to the immigration office to explain my reasons for visiting Ireland and how I will pay for my visit in the hopes of getting my passport stamped 3 months instead of 28 days.  Last night I went out to the temple bar area with some travelers from Brazil and that was a kick.  There were musicians lining the streets and lots of cool gift shops.  Dublin is The capital of Ireland and the name is Gaelic for (dubh Lwyn) dark water.  It is a culturly diverse part of Ireland.  Walking down the street I hear many languages and dialects.  There are several universities and museums in the city, and in the Trinity College is the beautiful Book of Kells which is what is sometimes called an illuminated maunscript.  Made by monks it the 5th or 6th century, it is basically the new testiment of the Bible with the gospels represented in pictures by the monks.  Well out of time on the computer take care.  On Wednesday I am going to go west to a city called Gallway for a week.  Micah

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Hello from Gelndaloch Ireland. I sailed to Rosslare Port in Ireland on the 15th from Fishgaurd Wales. The customs agents wanted to ask me some questions such as: Why are here? How are you paying for your trip? "I dont know what you've been told about Ireland, but htis is not the land of little leprichans. This is a real crime area and people get murdered and robbed" he told me. I was afraid they wouldn't let me in at first, but Im here now and thats good. I spent 3 nights in Wexford durring which time I rested and went to an Irish music session which I didn't play in this time. I practiced my whistle, visited an art center, read some books and had my first fish and chips. Wexford is a great city to relax in. There is alot to do and its not terribly hectic. This morning I took the train from Wexford to Wiklow and then a buss from there to Ashrord and then I hiked 10 miles to Glendaloch where I am now. It is an old monastery started by St Kevin long ago. I think in the 7th century. The monastery is in the middle of a forest and 2 lochs (lakes). There is a beutiful cemitary 11th century round tower and lots of nature. I shall be here for a few days and then I will hike to Dublin. Take care, Micah

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Hello from Gelndaloch Ireland. I sailed to Rosslare Port in Ireland on the 15th from Fishgaurd Wales. The customs agents wanted to ask me some questions such as: Why are here? How are you paying for your trip? "I dont know what you've been told about Ireland, but htis is not the land of little leprichans. This is a real crime area and people get murdered and robbed" he told me. I was afraid they wouldn't let me in at first, but Im here now and thats good. I spent 3 nights in Wexford durring which time I rested and went to an Irish music session which I didn't play in this time. I practiced my whistle, visited an art center, read some books and had my first fish and chips. Wexford is a great city to relax in. There is alot to do and its not terribly hectic. This morning I took the train from Wexford to Wiklow and then a buss from there to Ashrord and then I hiked 10 miles to Glendaloch where I am now. It is an old monastery started by St Kevin long ago. I think in the 7th century. The monastery is in the middle of a forest and 2 lochs (lakes). There is a beutiful cemitary 11th century round tower and lots of nature. I shall be here for a few days and then I will hike to Dublin. Take care, Micah

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Hello from Fishgaurd, Wales on a beautiful day.  I havent been near a computer for some time, because I have been hiking in the Breacon Beacons National Park.  I have been meeting alot of people in Wales.  One man and his son were visiting the park after sailing together, and we had a great time chatting it up into the early morning talking about camping and sports and things.  Yesterday I was held over in Carmarthen for the night while on my way to Fishgaurd, and met some locals who let me stay on a couch.  They even cooked dinner and everything.  It was great fun, and stayed up talking until almost 4 in the morning.  I hope you have a nice valentines day.  All the best.  Micah

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Hello From Exeter England.  Two days ago I was in Bude, and decided to hike through the Dartmoor National Park.  Despite the rain, it was a great hike, and my rain proof gear kept me dry!  A moor is a type of habitat with low growing vegiatation and acidic soil.  There are many moors in Africa.  The Dartmoor has alot of heather which is not the easiest stuff to walk through.  The gentalman who operated the Backpackers Hostel in Bude was very helpful in finding places to stay in Moor.  I started my hike in Princetown and stayed a night in a little caffe that offered accomidation called the Fox Tor caffe, then hiked to a very small village called Bridgeport (about 6 miles) the hike took me through Iron Age settlements and even a small coniferous forest.  From Portsbridge the gentalman working at the YHA Hostel gave me a ride all the way into Exeter where I am this morning.  On the way we drove through a spectacular old English Oak Forest that was just amazing.
 
Exeter is a great city full of old medievil churches and Roman remians.  I took 2 free tours yesterday and learned alot about the history of this amazing city which was "the most important Roman city of ancient times", according to one lady I talked to.  There are many cathedrals of saints of all types Saxon, Celtic, Roman.  In all, the guide said there are over 90 registered churches here including mosks and synagoges.  Got to go.  Next stop Wales! 

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Hello from Bude England.  I got here yesterday.  The weather has been stormy, so I couldn't finsh the hike all the way from Padstow to Bude.  I am at a nice hoostel here rtun by a family, and the re are alot of surfers in Bude.  I have no roomates at the time.  There are people here from Mexico and parts of the UK, alot of Austrialian accents.  In Tintagel a few days ago I went to an Arthurian Center that was designed by a man who made quite a bit of money selling powdered instant custard.  He started the center after WW1 in hopes of creating peace.  It was filled with beuautifull stained glass windows depicting some of the crests of the some of the knights of the rtound table.  I got a coppy of Mark Twains "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthurs Court".  I am reading that along with a book written sometime around the 13th century by Geffory of Monmouth "A History of the kings of Brittan" which is a ficticious account of the history of Brittan orrginally wrtitten in Latin.  I have decided to change my travel plans a little and instead of going to Bristol, which is a big city in southern England in the Devon district, I am going to spend the time in the Breacon Beacon area of Wales before sailing to Ireland on Valentines Day.  I remember hearing that Breacon Beacons got its name from the Beacon fires that the Brittans used to lite on top of the Mountain to warn other  Brittans of the encroaching English.  The pictures below are from Tintagel Castle in TIntagel.  Tintagel comes from the Cornish words "Din Tagel" which means something along the lines of "fortress of the narrow intrance"  Probably because of its being precariously built on a headland (a rock portruding out into the ocean) with only a narrow bridge and path leading to the gate.  In old times it was a major port of trading for Cornish Tin and spices from the east brought in on ships which docked along the Eastern Side of the headland.

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Hello from Tintagel, and happy Valentines day.  I have been hiking for a week and have not been able to find computer access until now.  I have hikedalong the North coast of Cornwall in South Western England from Lands End to Padstow, about 60 miles.  It took me 7 days, and it has been so much fun.  I hope to do it again some day.  Yesterday the weather got stormy so I opted to take the bus from Padstow to Tintagel rather than walk.  Tintagel is famous in the Arturian tales for being the place were King Arthur was conceived by Uther Pendragon and Igrane with the help of Merlin the Magiacian.  The castle which I am going to go see in a minute is actually not the medievil castle from the legend but sits where it would have.  The castle ruins there today are from a certain Duke of Cornwall built in the 13th century.  The Bed and Breakfast where I am staying is from the 14th century, so its older than the United States of America!  Happy Valentines Day! 

I am hiking up the Northern coast of Cornwall. Starting from Lands End, I have hiked to Hayle in 4 days and will continue

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Hello From Penzance - There are alot of pirate costumes around here.  Yesterday mornig I arrived from Falmouth.  Both Falmouth and Penzance are in Cornwall which is owned by Prince Charles.  Sometimes I have heard it called the land of Saints, because all of the place names are somehow related to a saint.  It was once a big minning area with gold tin and other minerals.  One local told me that the industrial revolution started here and the first gas lamp was lit in Penzance.  There is a statue in the middle of town on a street called Market Jew Street of a man, last name Davys, who invented the use of nitrous oxide as a pain killer.  He also worked with Michael Faraday and helped discover a few new elements on the periodic table.  Today I went walking on a path that goes through 4 different parishs.  I didn't make it all the way, but I hiked about 25 miles.  Tomorow I may start hiking the Cornwall coast path to St Just.  I hope everyone is doing well.

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Hi From Plymouth  -  Plymoth might be the wettest city Ive ever been to.  It is perpetually wet.  It is funny that there ia a giant sundile in the middle of the city.  There is so little sun.  My roomate is a writter from Northern Ireland.  He's a pretty cool dude.  There are also some people from Spain and Germany, but its much quieter and emptuier then the other hostels Ive been too.  Tomorow I am going to catch the bus to St Austil or Penzance in the district of Cornwall South Western England.  It is sometimes called the land of saints.  It used to have its own language, simmilar to Welsh, and most of the cities are named after saints.  I am running out of time.  I hope all of you are doing well.  Celeste, King Arthur has become a world wide story and most all countries even Japan have Arturian legends associated with them.  Which is cool!  I think it origianlly came from Wales or Scotland 

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Hi from Plymouth -  I got here yesterday afternoon.  I have been fighting off a runny nose, and its getting better now.  Plymouth is a pretty big port city in Devon which is a district of South London.  It has seen many wars from world wars and the French and English wars.  It There are many nice restraunts and people. In 1492 the Mayflower left from Plymouth.  I  sent the message below a few days ago

 

Hi from Bath - The weather in Bath has been wet.  Yesterday I played a few songs with my penny whistle at Open Mike night here at hostel "St Christophers".  Stone Hendge was really remarkable.  The English Heritage Organisation runs the park where it is located and there is a great audio tour provided on a portable listening device.  It is really worth the trip.  There is alot to learn.  There are 30 different Lichens growing on the stones that were erected 3500 years ago, back when the ground was covered in trees.  Im out of time again.  Some body wanted to know when Arthur existed 400 AD I think aproxamirtly.

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Hello - from Bath England.  Not in "the" Bath, Bath is an old Roman city with real hot springs that used to be a real old Roman bath more than 2000 years ago>  I am staying in a hostel and my roomates are 9 arcitecture students students from from Nebraska.  I am going to Stone Hendge today, and I hope to learn alot.  i understand that about 2000 years ago, the sea in England came up to the stone henge area>  There is also a very old aby Glastonberry where some say King Arthur is burried.  IO am out of time by

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Hello From Saint-Malo Brittagne France, an incredibly beautiful place.  The old part of the city where I am right now is walled like a castle, and you can walk along the walls or out to the sea.  The old cathedral in the center of the old part of the city is dedicated to Saint-Malo.  It has stained glass windows depicting the saint and sailers and of course religious scenes.  When I walked through the gates this morning for the first time, it was like walking back in time.  The city is realitively quiet with cobble stone streets like most cities in Brittagne, but there are not many moterests and it is safe to walk on the streets on foot.  This is a port city like Roscoff north of St-Pol-de-Leon where I was a few days ago, and it is from here that I will take the boat to Portsmouth on the 12th.  I have been enjoying sea food here!  Last night I had sea food stew, and sea food salad.  The residence I am in is very nice and has its own facilities so I have the option to cook meals or take a bath.  Micah

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Hello from St Breiuc. I am nearing the end of my time in Brittany now
(6 days left, 7 nights) I will miss it here and want to come back.
Especially the smaller cities like the one I was at yesterday
Saint-Pol-De-Leon. It was like that town where the munchkins live in
the wizard of Oz. The Cathedral there associated with St Pol was
beautiful as are all of the cathedrals I have seen here thus far.
Insidethe skull of the saint is housed in a bronze minuature house,
and the stain glass windows depict stories of the liives of saints
like St Pol defeating the dragon. The other cathedral there, called
Notre Dame Kreisker, was built in the 15 & 16 century, has the tallest
tower of all of Brittany and was used for navigation. The town had a
busteling economy around the time it was built. They say that his is
the reason Napoleon did not destroy it. Maybe your curious about what
I have been eating here? Well today I had Chineese food for lunch at
a restraunt in StPolDeLeon called the Phenix Dragon. The lady who
waited on me was very nice and she lived in wales for 1 year in Usk
which is in the South in Cardigan. She said she liked it there. She
also has a cusin who lives in LA. She gave me a souveneir picture for
an artichoke festival, because they grow alot of artichokes in that
area. For dinner I ate, for the third time, more out of desparateness
than want this time, dinner at a chain restraunt called Buffalo Grill
which has an American theme. Country music sung in American, as much
of the music and movies here are from America. Its kind of a kick to
eat American as though it were an ethnic food. Bye for now. Orvwa

Hello from Brest France - I have been unable to get to a computer untill now, but have been having a nice time in Brittany.  Yesterday I sent some pictures that I took in Le Conquet.  Le Cpnquet is a fishing town with a history going back to Iron age Celts.  It was raided ti,e and again by English and Norman qnd Viking raiders through the centurys.  The transit system here is great for a traveller like myself, because once you are in a city such as Brest, it is easy to take the bus and spend the day in any of the smaller coastal towns.  I have been finding many beautiful old Celtic Churchs.  The one I was in yesterday had stain glass windows of some of my Celtic saints: Pol-deLeon, Gwievear, and then I took a walk along the coast to St Matheus point and saw some great lighthouses and an old abbey dedicated to St Mathiue presumably on a site originally established by St Tanguay.  There was also another church that used to be in the town which was dedicated to saint Christopher the patron saint of travelling, but that was destroyed in the 15th century by raiders.  It is not too dificult to get by without speaking French, and having taken some Latin and Spanish helps.  I have found a few speakers of the original Breton language, and all sighns are usually written in both languages.  I was told by one ,an who worked at a bookstore qnd spoke English that there are schools being established around Brittany that teach everything in Breton including math.  Well, I am off now to a town called Saint-Pol-De-Leon where I will spend the night and then tomorow I am going to St Breiuc.    

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