Our plans for today were a day trip to two islands in the Inner Hebrides. At 9 am we queued up for the ferry which would take us from Oban to the Isle of Mull.
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| you probably can't make it out but there is a small castle tower (ruins) in amongst those trees |
Then we rode in a coach across this beautiful island (while being informed and entertained by our driver/guide) to catch another small ferry to the gorgeous Isle of Iona. We had almost 3 hours on Iona, most of which we spent walking and enjoying the views and scenery.
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| taken from the highest point on Iona |
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| my husband and youngest daughter are those two specks on the rocks |
Just before catching the ferry back to Mull, we quickly toured the abbey on Iona which is on the spot where St. Columba and his followers built a church and established a Catholic community way back in the mid-6th century.
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| the restored abbey, built on a medieval foundation |
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| bracken grows everywhere on the mountains and hillsides around the sea lochs |
We at dinner on the ferry because we needed to attend Mass that evening, which we did at St. Columba's Cathedral in Oban.
A bit of relaxing in our room and welcome sleep!
