Scotland2005: At the nunnery on Iona

Hey..

Well we had pretty lousy Internet access in Oban -- and here we sit after just having lunch at the Columba Hotel on the wee island of Iona, which is a 2 mile square rock, reached by a small ferry, after driving 40 miles on a single track road across the Isle of Mull which is a 40 minute ferry from Oban.

They actually have better Internet access here if you can believe that, but we don't have time to write anything...but Tony is uploading these pictures, plus some for yesterday's post.

Why go to Iona you ask? Kind of like Everest, because it's there. Actually its where St. Columba landed in 560 something and founded a nunnery and abbey, which today is still a bit of a shrine and home to lots of old very very very liberal hippies. We had organic french onion soup for lunch and they about blanched when Tony ordered a burger!

When we get back to Glasgow on Thursday afternoon we have to do laundry as we are on recycled socks now (eww, I know).. and I should have time to send out an update -- and believe me, we have lots to update..

From the lonley little rock of Iona
Gary and Tony