Almost four months has passed since I began this trip . I am filled with so many mixed feelings. I am happy to be going home, happy to see those i haven in the longest time. Yet at the same time i want to explore more. The nomadic life that I have been a part for this time is something that i will truly miss. I will miss being able to pack up and finding something new the following day. I will miss having few worries. Yet I will take this trip and apply every thing that has happened into the rest of my life. I will want use this as a stepping point for further exploration of the planet. I now want to see every thing and pretty much go everywhere.

Being in Europe away from civilization has given me plenty of time to think. Being under the tent with the same people also makes you grow more patient about a lot of things. Stuck with the same people everyday teaches me how to observe details better and the smaller things in life that people neglect. Learning how to live off the wilderness for a long time and only depending on a mobile shelter is a rough time. I definatelz want to travel a lot more now because of thie trip. Walk In Europe has opened my eyes to the rest of the world, and I hope more people will apply to this program. Walk In Europe makes you find out more about yourself in ways you can’t imagine.

standing atop Mont Blonk looking out over the horizon seeing all the peaks of the french alps. as they dissaperd in the distance I took a deep breath and felt the crisp cold air penatrate my lungs. so fresh clean and cold i could feel it bitting my cheaks as i climbed to the different platforms i could really feel the difference in alttude now with every berath came a bit of dizzness and my heart would beat faster and stronger. my adrenalin was pumping strong now looking over the edge of the ralings looking staright down a rock face hundreds of feet. after a cupple of hours atop the mountian i started the desent a quick and easy 3842 meaters.

Well, another week into the Camino de Santiago, the group has grown accustomed to following an endless trail of yellow arrows. Campers and Camino-ers from all over the world have endured the hot weather of northern Spain and stuck it out to complete their journey. People starting from France, Germany, and even as far as the Czech Republic have all gathered together to see the beautiful city of Santiago de Compustella, where St. James was buried. The credentials of all the pilgrims have numerous stamps and a different story behind every one of them. We arrived just in time for pilgrim’s mass at the Catherdral, and I was amazed by the beauty of it. I wasn’t religious or anything but I respected what they did in mass, even if I didn’t understand a lick of Spanish. Spain has been an amazing trip, and the Camino de Santiago is a must walk for backpackers around Europe. It is truely and amazing sight and experiance for all eyes regardless of religious views.

I went for a horse back ride through the Gap of Dunloe . this has been the most beautiful sights i have seen in all of Ireland. I got to camp early this day and was told the man down the raod offeren to take the girls at the tent for a horse back ride and i took that offre. so i walked down the road with Cass to meet up with the man. when we got to his house we saw him Tim Conner up on the mountian side hurding his sheep. he saw us and said ill be down in ten min. we stood in his driveway and chased his chickens around in the meantime. whne he got down he saddled up his horses and we climbed abored. we turned out of the drivway and headed up the narow road into the Gap. when we had been riding for about 30 min we turned around and we could see all of the gap and it was so beautiful it took my breath away for a sec. I must say this will be one of the most memorablemoments on this trip for me.

Barley, yeast, hops, and water, four simple ingrediants that combines to make the best beverage in the world. The fusion of taste between coffee, caramel, and mocha is perfected at St. James’ Gate in Dublin, Ireland. The Thick creamy head was the trademark of this unique porter that taste nothing like anything you’ve ever tasted before. Some say it’s black gold, but in reality the real color of it is ruby red. The golden harp has been the face of this company for 250 years, and still going stong. The storehouse itself was shaped like a pint glass, shattering the world record by being able to hold 13.7 million pints. The storehouse in Dublin was educational in many different ways. It showed the historical influence on the Irish economy and culture. Manufacturing, distribution, and transportaion also played a big part of this company, obviously. Guinness, ladies and gentleman, was the company I was writing about. Guinness, the trademark and the face of Ireland, has lightened the woes and worries of mankind for over 2 and a half centuries, and made lives much more enjoyable by the pint.

we arived in ireland about a week ago and so far there has been nothing but good times and better people. everyone here is more than happy to help out and offer everything the have to us and moer than intrested to here what we are doing and where we have been. which i am mare than happy to tell them. I really enjoyed being in Dublin for the few nights we were there and i met some amazing people i even got the chance to sing up on stage with a guy at one of the pubs. the people here are wiled and i love it so much. the thing i love the most is walking again for the first few days i spent walking the wicklow way a trail that brings you through some beautiful sights all atop different mountian peaks. it has been some of the happest days for me so far on this trip lööking out over the lush green countryside of Ireland i love it here.

This trip is coming to a close with only 3 more walking days ahead of us. I have come to realize how short 4 months really was. I had never done anything like this before, and I couldn’t believe that I actually made it through this trip. The things that I have experianced here were once in a lifetime things. I would definately travel to Europe again, but not like this. I loved this trip with all of my heart but I will never do anything like this again. The transition between city and camping in the wilderness is too much for me. It is a life changing experiance and it is highly recommended if your like is in a pickle and you want to figure out things in your life.

You learn a lot about friendship and brotherhood on this trip. The trust that builds between friendship is clearly noticable and you find out what you and your friends are willing to do for each other. Being under the tent just lets you find out who or what kind of people you are with. The real friends and the backstabbers are clealy distinguishable. You can tell a person is faking to be nice or not. The experiances that I’ve had on the walk have taught me how to judge a person. Learning to know who I want to stay away from and who to trust. I’ve made too many simular mistakes involving trust, for me to fall for the fake bitches thats’ pretending all the time when your around is nothing new. I’ve seen it all and I can see right through these cellophane people.