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A LUGGAGE TRANSFER EACH DAY.  THAT WAY I COULD WALK WITH JUST A LIGHT
DAYPACK.  I DID NO OPERATING FOR THE FIRST SEVERAL DAYS SO I COULD SETTLE
INTO MY WALK.  STARTING IN THE VILLAGE OF CAMP, I CLIMBED UP A NARROW LANE
AND INTO GREEN HILLY COUNTRYSIDE.  OF COURSE, IRELAND IS GREEN FOR A
REASON, AND WITHIN AN HOUR I HAD MY FIRST ENCOUNTER WITH ITS SOFT WEATHER.
I SOON FIGURED OUT THAT IT WAS BEST TO BE PREPARED AND LEAVE MY RAIN GEAR
ON ALL THE TIME.  WITH MAP IN HAND, I FOLLOWED THE DINGLE WAY PAST GRAZING
LIVESTOCK AND ALONGSIDE HEDGEROWS BRIGHT WITH WILD FUCHSIA.  THREE DAYS OF
WALKING BROUGHT ME TO THE VILLAGE OF DUNQUIN ON THE WESTERN EDGE OF EUROPE.
WHEN MY INNKEEPER SAW MY FISHING POLE, HE WARNED ME THAT FISHING WAS NOT
ALLOWED I HAD TO EXPLAIN WHAT KIND OF FISH I WAS REALLY AFTER.  HERE, WITH
NOTHING BETWEEN ME AND NORTH AMERICA EXCEPT THOUSANDS OF MILES OF RF
FRIENDLY SALTWATER, I HAD HIGH HOPES OF MAKING A TRANS ATLANTIC CONTACT,
EVEN IF I WAS QRP.  IT WAS A LAYOVER DAY FOR ME, AND I WAS EAGER TO BEGIN
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