Proper documentation

Starting today I will start to use my phone as a better recording device for my trip. I've realized that the time in between wifi spots are hard to find. So I'm going to add photos and narrative in the same bit. Today the 22nd of July I posted some of my earlier doings of my Irish trip. They were fun. 

Through the weeks I have herded plenty of sheep, every house I've entered they have offered me a cup of tea after only knowing me for a short while. The guy holding a cup of tea is Henry I met him through the family of the host that I am staying with. His history has been a few months of travel through Italy and some teaching in the Ukrane. He has been great company to talk about the traveling life and just enjoying traveling while we are young! 

There is a great river that runs towards the end of the property and I went to skip rocks and take small baths. Funny enough every body is like me where proper baths are taken every two days maybe unless we are going to a gathering. 

I've been using alot of axes and chain saws with all the wood we have been needing to gather for the winter. We cut the wood into 1 foot blocks and then chop them in half with an axe or maybe fourths depending on the size. I've learned to ride a quad bike and park a trailer(where I want it to be) in reverse, it's actually kind of hard. 

The kids I'm staying with are rambunctious and full of energy, half the reason must be in the way thy eat pancakes.

They are the nicest group of people I've met so far. Willing to add me to be apart of their family so quickly, it has been the best working with them. Recently I've met a German wolfer( type of farming helper, like myself) who has made quite the impression on me we are traveling in the same area for quite some time so I may adjust where I'll be staying to see more of her. Perhaps we will meet in London and again in Germany. 

Her name is Jasmin (~yasmine~) we met at a weekly BBQ held every Friday at a local hosts house where all the helpers in the area get together to meet and converse about where we came from and where we will be going. 

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There was also a great dance lesson I took part in learning some traditional dancing from some seasoned professional Irish dancers. As a class of 24 we learned how to... in a way Irish square dance can best describe it. I was also whisked away buy a nice old lady wanting to teach me how every thing is done, long after the rest of the class stopped dancing. I didn't take photos but the location was at a local bar right off the highway. 

Today I started my day early with chopping wood. The logs were around 14 feet long and I was tossing them onto a stand cutting them up. This took 2 hours for a bunch of around 17, then another hour to chop them with the axe my hands were weathered and tough today so all the work didn't cause any injuries.

After my day of chopping wood I went on a bike ride... Probably a good 25miles up hills to another farm where I met up with Jasmin again. On my way to her house the chain the bike had bloke leaving me to use the bike like a scooter for the remaining 5 miles. Once I reached the farm I was offered an early dinner ofcourse and then we headed off to the beach. Also I experienced some interesting Irish rain!! Lots of heavy showers throught out the day but all that had left a beautiful view of the sky in the town of Bantry (below).

A few days after that bike ride. I went for a hike on sheep's head. We hiked trough mountains as the rain poured down and all around we had great views of the bay and the Greenery!!!

On another journey we went to Bantry House which is a great place to see, because of the old architecture and the garden with magnificent views.