One of our stays on our Scotland tour was the small city of Oban on Oban Bay. We had this view of the bay from in front of our hotel. From Oban we took a ferry to the island of Mull off the west coast. The second picture is of the ferry. I took it the evening before we took the ferry and was delighted to find when I got home that I had such a good picture of the boat. Our bus and driver came with us on the ferry to Mull and we were driven across the beautiful island of Mull. It has waterfalls, rushing streams and mountains. It also has a one lane road from one side of the island to the other. There are occasional pull offs on either side so drivers can yield to oncoming traffic. This works well as long as everyone is aware of the rules. We had a close encounter with a tourist who wasn't too sure about shifting gears or yielding. There was no collision, just a near scrape. Our bus driver Kevin said some things which it was probably just as well we couldn't understand. Turns out that, although he had been driving buses for over ten years, this was his first trip across Mull. From Mull we took a passenger ferry to the island of Iona where Christianity was introduced to Scotland by the Irish monk, St. Columba in the 6th century AD. The oldest part of the cathedral there dates from the 12th century. It was a fascinating place which I would have enjoyed more if it hadn't been raining quite so much. Ah well, perhaps I shall have to go back.
No comments:
Post a Comment