Thumbs Up
Walking backwards with my thumb up in the air, I began to think about how I had never hitchhiked before. I felt a little nervous, but having already experienced the Irish hospitality, I decided to take a chance. As my friends and I walked, we watched as several cars drove by. Walking ten minutes and watching three or four cars drive by, it began to feel like we had been walking for hours and that no one was going to pick us up. Though, after a couple more cars, I saw one turning around and coming back towards us. At this point things were beginning to get more real. We were about to get in the car with a total stranger. Across the street, an older man in a black car pulled into a parking lot. We walked over and began talking to him. As we stood and talked with the man I was very wary. He seemed to be a sweet old man, though I had always been taught to be careful around strangers. We told him we were heading to the Cliffs of Moher and asked if he could take us. He agreed a...
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