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| Leaving the colourful harbour area of Oban |
Getting to Iona is a bit of a chore but more so from Inverness. An early drive from Brodie Castle into Inverness, a taxi to the bus station ; a bus to Fort William; another bus to Oban; a ferry to the Isle of Mull; and hour bus ride across Mull then another ferry to Iona. Our connections weren't great so after leaving Brodie at 7am we finally arrived at Iona at 7 pm - a long day.
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This lovely lighthouse is about half way between Oban and Mull
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So it was so nice to arrive at Iona at last with the abbey in view
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Just in time for dinner in the refectory
Meals are simple and mainly vegetarian which suits me just fine. There was a group of 23 german people from Dortmund with us and some of them found the lack of animal protein challenging - they are used to cheese and sausage for beakfast and meat at least one more meal a day. |
