Our Scottish pilgrimage
April 2002 we went on out Scottish tour. Starting in Gretna Green - a useful night stop on the way up! Here's Loch Lomond looking exquisite:
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Vikings sailed up Loch
Lomond as they attacked Scotland. Here is a Viking grave in a churchyard
at Loch Lomond.
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A pretty Scottish castle
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Ducks get everywhere!
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Tobermory is the capital
town on Mull, with its cutely painted shop fronts. I wouldn't recommend
the distillery tour however - it lasts about four minutes!
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A highland cattle enjoying
the view..
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The view
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Beautiful empty beach
on Mull..
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Another ferry across to Iona itself! It was a little rainy when we arrived, but soon brightened up. Iona is famous for Saint Columba who landed here from Ireland and built a monastery.
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Wet rain! You can see
the Abbey dominating the skyline in this photo.
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Iona Cottage was to be our B&B after some hours of searching. It's here in the centre of the picture:
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Ste next to the Spouting
Cave, on Iona.
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Staffa was where Mendelson
wrote his Hebridian Overture. It was a short trip from Iona.
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Here's the cave. Brilliant,
really.
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The only way out of
here - the ferry stops at 6pm and the visitors stop for another day!
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Goodbye for now...
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