Toto, I don’t think we’re in Kansas anymore.
I’ve been to Galway several times.
I’ve seen many things there.
Mostly due to Harp and Guinness.
The Indians discovered Europe before they were Indians. Too bad they didn’t (couldn’t?) document their trip.
Paging Elizabeth Warren
The way I was taught it oh so many years ago in school, was that Christopher Columbus knew there was land thataway (waves in a westerly direction) due to the fishing fleets working the grand banks and Newfoundland coasts from England.
He, Christopher, was looking for a southerly rout around that landmass to the orient.
Undoubtedly the Hekawi Tribe.
Some of the more famous ones, or at least the ones history has 'written' down. Otokichi certainly had a interesting life. He reminds me of Cabeza de Vaca.
Japanese Castaways of 1834: The Three Kichis
Monument to the Three Kichis, Fort Vancouver, Washington, 2009
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Not sure how they'd survive but I imagine it could. I was in Ireland myself once and noted that on the coast I visited, there were palm trees. It was cold. I asked how this could be and I was told "the gulf stream terminates here, it brings up warm water so the trees survive." I don't really understand how that works because as I said, the air was darned cold. But regarldess, they were certainly there so they do in fact survive. If the gulf stream runs right to Ireland, yeah, it seems it could carry a boat there but like I said, could the sailors survive the trip?
Latin to English by Google:
“Homines de catayo versus oriens venierunt. Nos vidimus multa notabilia et specialiter in galuei ibernie virum et uxorem in duabus lignis areptis ex mirabili persona...”
“The men from the catayo were sold at sunrise. We have seen many things notable and especially in Galuei of Ireland, a man and wife in two wonderful pieces of wood...”
