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Brexit deal becomes law with approval from Queen Elizabeth II

Queen Elizabeth II signed off on Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Brexit deal, paving the way for the United Kingdom to depart the European Union next week.

After passing the final hurdle of obtaining the queen's approval on Thursday, the Brexit bill is officially law, and the country is expected to exit the EU on Jan. 31.

To study foreign news, I have followed "Brexit".

Recently, last fall, I estimated that Brexit would fail with wishful thinking.

However, during Eigo forum was closed for winter holidays,  It made progress rapidly.

I have no idea whether UK's torturous sanctions is over or not.   

mission completed

Today, Hamachan and I walked along the ridges of "安芸アルプス" located Aki-gun. 

The walking distance was almost 15 kilometer and it took 7 hours from 8:30am to 3:30pm.

We were suffered from a lot of steep slopes and down hills with clay soil. It was so slipperly.

This trail is the part of Hiroshima Wangan Trail. Its full length is 291.9 kilometer.

We broke down this trail and divide into almost 30 times.

Because there was heavy rain disaster the summer last year, we couldn't walk this trail for about one year.

It takes more than 3 years to walk through.  

Our mission completed

1 minute speech

At the first time when I heard the word "縦走" that means walking along the ridges of the mountains, it was reminiscent of the tale of the bear.

"縦走" is for the wild animals not for the human beings, like of me.

Because I was born and raised in the countryside, I was not good at walking but good at riding bicycle.

In my childhood, for example in my elementary school days, it took about 10 minutes by bicycle to my best friend's home from my home.

Although bus service were very convinient, it was expensive for kids.

So, I had loved the bicyle even when I grow up.   

To tell the truth, I didn't like walking untill recently, especially on a paved road.

However even though I was that way, I love mountain walking now.

How amazing a life is!