Sunday Apr 24, 2005

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Day Seventeen. (2001)
My parents have left the British Isles and we said our goodbyes last night over the phone. It was difficult but I think the true crisis will come when, if, we leave England for Spain. Here the option of phoning someone to pull us out of any difficulty remains. There we will be officially on our own. Last night before bed Danaide...
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uptight:
after wading through legal hitches for 7 months, i finally got word that I can buy my flat

why? what did you think?
dholokov:
down with cold drafty castles!

up with cozy warm fortified hunting lodges.

Now I want a hunting lodge. Maybe without the hunting.

Saturday Apr 23, 2005

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Day Fifteen. (2001)
Monmouth. But what hell to get here. Left Vowchurch in pain already. We are unused to sleeping out of doors and sleeping on the ground has left us with every muscle aching. By the time we reach the town of Dore Abbey Danaide was in desperate need of a rest. Here we make a striking and beautiful discovery. The abbey is an...
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Friday Apr 22, 2005

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Day Thirteen (2001)
Woke up in Knighton to a hot breakfast at the Red Lion Inn. My opinion of Wales had not really change, despite the transformation daylight and rest wrought but Arthur would have cause to hope from the hospitality of our host in Knighton. Today we experienced the magic that remains in the foothills of Wales. From Knighton we climbed a great hill...
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Friday Apr 22, 2005

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Day Eleven (2001)
First day of biking. Alone just the two of us now and absolutely terrified. We woke up late and finished of our packing. Our hosts had made us an enormous English breakfast. We gorged ourselves not too long after waking up. Then we set out. Leaving was far harder than I thought it would be. Our hosts have become surrogate parents to...
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dholokov:
Well, I did go to high school there, so many have information about exactly where I live...
dholokov:
My family, your high school, together we know the entire population of Saskatchewan!

Well, there's only six or seven to begin with! smile

Monday Apr 18, 2005

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Day Nine (2001)
Yesterday we planted a tree in the back, a beautiful red tree of unknown species and leaves that looked maple. We placed it almost on the very spot we exchanged vows. It is our hope that it will grow to shade the place with the best view from the entire farmhouse and that future couples may exchange their troths ‘neath our wedding...
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braveart:
Have you ever been back to see the tree you planted?

Sunday Apr 17, 2005

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Day Seven (2001)
A day that began well but ended rather poorly. Drove to the some sightseeing along the Shropshire countryside. We went first to the castle of Acton Burnell, the site of the first unified parliament of Britain. The site itself was mostly unimpressive. A great shell on the grounds of an international school. What impressed upon my mind most was the great cedar...
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aaraa:
no. i don't think getting boring is getting better. just because you're stable doesn't mean you have to be boring. whatever
braveart:
Yeah--the photo is good ol me. Maybe two years ago. Funny thing is, its actually not black and white. It was just one of those really lucky moments with a digital camera.

Thursday Apr 14, 2005

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Day Five (2001)
A day of racing clouds and events. The sky has been grey all day and the clouds have sped across the sky as though pursued. Rehearsal day. One day before the wedding. The clouds begin to mist even as we walk out to begin the rehearsal. Beautiful misty rain that hugs the ground and casts a fine spray in your face, as...
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danaide:
It's amazing what you writing has captured, Oh the memories!
I think that was the fastest day in our lives love
braveart:
There is nothing like a pint of Guinness pulled straight from the tap in the Isles. Ahh..memories.

The wedding day entry got me all misty eyed----good stuff. smile

[Edited on Apr 17, 2005 11:07AM]

Tuesday Apr 12, 2005

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Day 3 (2001)
The Third day of this, our strange odyssey, has been a confused jumble of everything, so much so that it hardly seems like the same day. The fiancee's family has arrived, bringing our strange little ceremony one step closer. Her dads customary surliness has vanished in the face of exhaustion though perhaps he was overawe by being in a garden as the...
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braveart:
Ahh--yes I see the (2001) up there now. Must have missed that.

My band is called 'double/edged' and it is just me and my buddy and we both play elec guitars. Our stuff is mostly instrumental fusions that range from original compositions to classic riffs (Zep, Deep Purple, Metallica etc..) and also more current prog-rocky type stuff.
We are currently putting together a show that would have several guest artists join us for various jam sets.

Do you play?

Monday Apr 11, 2005

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Day Two
Day 2 at the Farmhouse has come and gone in a flurry of activity. The day commenced with a bracing round of yard work. How different it is to wheel a barrow in your own interest than that of someone else. The time passing gave ample space for reflection while work was being done. Looking at the English countryside evidence for the seeds...
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braveart:
Empires rise and fall--it is the way of the world. Amerika will follow the same suit some day.
I envy your current visit to the Isles. It is a magic place.

Wednesday Apr 06, 2005

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First Actual Journal Entry

“We began this journey, as I am sure all
explorers do, with a dream to travel as
far as we could. We began this journey,
as I am sure all explorers do not, with no
plan and no idea what we were doing.
That’s what makes this trip
Interesting.”


Day 1
So it begins! Left home today (yesterday?) and spent the...
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braveart:
Hey Dude, welcome to the site. Hopefully that whole Saddam/Kurd thing earlier didn't turn you off.


You definitely will have a good time--I also just sent you a friend request. Welcome aboard.
smile
danaide:
travelling,
is it exhillerating or petrrifing?
would you do it again after all you have learnt?
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