Last evening ended with a wonderful dinner in Oban, population 8,000, the seafood capital of Scotland. The seafood is so fresh that when the restaurant ran out of sea bass, they asked if we could wait 40 minutes for a fishing boat to return with the latest catch. Unfortunately, we could not wait.
After dinner we returned to the Hotel Kelvin for a good night’s sleep.
This morning began with breakfast at a traditional Scottish restaurant, Roxy’s. Many of us enjoyed the sublime smoked salmon and cappuccinos with swirls of foam in the shape of a peacock.
After a brief walk or, for a few of us, a tour of the Oban Whiskey Distillery (complete with tasting), we boarded a ferry for the 1.25-hour journey to the Isle of Mull. A motor coach transported us across the island (1.25 hours), where we boarded another ferry for the 15-minute trip to Iona.
While we experienced rain, hail and fierce winds while traveling, the sun was brightly shining when we arrived on Iona, population 750, certainly a good omen for the week ahead.
The group is now settled in Bishop’s House and looking forward to “Discovering Our Divine Feminine.”
Stay tuned for more tomorrow…
–Laurie Pedry
Scenes from Oban …
We’re now settled into Bishop’s House in Iona.
