We felt like our pilgrimage began before we got to Iona as we drove our van the 34 miles across Mull on a single track road to the ferry at Fionnphort. It felt like a long way and we were relieved to get there eventually!
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| Martyrs Bay, Iona |
We had miraculously dry weather for our day on Iona. We visited the abbey and ruins of the nunnery following a pilgrims guide we had taken with us. The best part of the day though was walking across the island to Martyrs Bay as the sky cleared and the sun shone. This was so named because of 68 monks who were slaughtered there during a Viking raid and we remembered those around the world who still suffer for their faith today. At the culmination of our walk we arrived at St. Colomba's bay in the south of the island. Here we spent some time in peace and reflection. We each took two pebbles...one we threw into the sea to symbolise something we wanted to leave behind and one we took with us as a symbol of a fresh commitment. It was a very special moment and very apt as we draw near to the end of this wonderful sabbatical and prepare to go back into the fray.
At our campsite on Mull we got to see some sea otters as we were overlooking the bay! They didn't want to come close to us but at least we saw them! A real highlight of the stay.
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| Waiting for the ferry looking back over the abbey on Iona |
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