Day 69: Little point of interest in History

Day 69 - Sunday, June 3rd 2018: Deirbhiles Twist to Belmullet 22 km / Total 1485 km, 18°C, cloudy

I woke up in the fog. Only mist all around my tent. I could have travelled through time and wouldn't know it. Then as I walked down to Blacksod, the sun started to rise a little bit. It's from the weather forecast station here that was launched the signal for the D-day, announcing good weather condition for the sea crossing. It's also from here that emigrated many Irish people. That's what I learnt at the Heritage Centre while I was having breakfast. In 1879-1880, there had been another famine, and to save people, James Hack Tuke (1819-1896) created the Tuke Fund, with which he organized emigration for Irish people from Mayo mainly, to Boston in the United States and Québec in Canada. There, they got bigger lands than in Ireland to feed their families, and the land they used to have in Ireland, was given to the people who remained, so they got bigger land to feed their families. That's what I name "learning from History".

In the afternoon, the sun was definitely back, and the weather warmer. There were more cars on the road. Sometimes I'm quite afraid of some drivers because I can see their face, and for some people driving very slowly with their eyes half-closed, I think they shouldn't be driving (not to mention, those with their phone while they're driving, dog sitting on the driver's knees, kids sitting (or not) without a belt, some drivers who seem to have a drunk face, etc. It might explain why I can see graves along the road almost every day).

I met another man walking along the road. He asked me where I was from, and as I said "France" he started to sing "La Marseillaise" telling me he loves my national anthem and sing it from time to time on the road to help walking. Very surprising. I never thought of singing my national anthem on the road!

At Belmullet, while I was looking for some food for my dinner at the supermarket, a man came to tell me he saw me on the road earlier, and he wanted to know if I walked until here. 

In the evening, I got back to Mary's house, as it was a good place to sleep, before new wild camping nights ahead!