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The Village Oak Tree

The First Week of Our Trip across the U.S.

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Welcome to The Village Oak Tree

I am your host, Terrance Ó Domhnaill.

Thank you for joining me once again.

I’m on vacation for the next four weeks but I’ll still try to fill in the time with a sort of travel blog and maybe some news updates that are important to know about but not found in the mainstream news.

So come, sit you down somewhere comfortable for a bit and let me tell you about my trip across the country as I have internet access.

The first leg of our journey started in central Virginia, where we spent last weekend getting everything ready to go for our month long journey to California and back.

Authors picture of his self-defense tools just before loading them up for the trip west

As you can see from the picture, I’m ready for pretty much anything. We have lots of food and clothing, and essentials for the dog, plus I’m packing a .22 caliber rifle in case I have to warn off any unwanted guests that may wander into our national park campsites along the way. The answer is no. I will not kill anything with a full coat of fur. I prefer to make a lot of noise to shoo them away. As for any other visitors that may walk on two legs and don’t have a naturally full coat…