I hear you. I've only ever hitchhiked once. I was on the isle of skye, Scotland and it started to rain, hard. So I flagged down and car, a couple from SF, CA picked me up. You never know what kind of wacko you are going to get into the car with when hitchhiking.
Im sorry, i ment Ireland hehe. Not Island ??? Anyways, the days are passing and im still having a great time here in Toulouse in France. Staying here for 4/6 more days and then its up to Ireland and then down to Southern Spain, Portugal and Marocco.