While we were in Durham we went to Sunday services at the Cathedral, we also had a tour of the cathedral and on our last evening celebrated the Eucharist and had dinner at the Cathedral. Built in 1093 for the Benedictine monks the Cathedral houses the shrine to St. Cuthbert and is a world heritage…

On the Sunday in Durham we went to visit Hexham Abbey which was a short drive away. A beautiful active church dating back to 678, one of the churches associated with the beginning of Christianity in England.

We set off for The Holy Island on a cold morning. You can only cross at low tide as the road gets covered with the sea. Very dramatic entrance through the flat wet sands with many pilgrims making their way on foot across the sands. We celebrated a Celtic Holy Eucharist that morning in St…

From Edinburgh we headed to Berwick Upon Tweed where we were to spend a night so we could be as close to the Holy Island of Lindisfarne the next morning. We visited Melrose Abbey along the way. Our audio tour told us to look up and there was Jesus above our heads. One of the…

On our way out of Edinburgh we visited St Mary’s Cathedral. It was also the Harlan’s wedding anni! They had the most beautiful modern stain glass window named the Millennium Window which my photos don’t do justice. Here is a little about the window designed by Sir Eduardo Paolozzi. A photo of one third from…

We spent two luxurious nights in Edinburgh at the Kimpton on Charlotte Square. The first full day we were on our own to play in the City. We visited Edinburgh Castle, the Queen’s Palace at Holyroodhouse, the Scottish Parliament and walked the Royal Mile. Edinburgh Castle Saint Margaret’s Chapel Palace of Holyroodhouse and Holyrood Abbey…

We left Iona to head to Edinburgh by way of Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland. We learned about Saint Margaret, an English princess born in exile in Hungary, who became a Scottish Queen when she married King Malcolm III of Scotland. We visited the Abbey, seeing both the old and new part of the church. Robert the…

This past week I have had the pleasure of getting to know my fellow pilgrims from the Church of Bethesda-by-the-Sea. Here are some pictures of us along the way (mostly on Iona)… Edinburgh Castle St Mary’s Cathedral, Edinburgh

We passed through some beautiful countryside on our way to and from Iona, traveling by coach and ferries. Here are some photographs of the scenes from our bus and the ferries along the way… Loch Lomond Bridge of Orchy Ballachulish- Glencoe Fort William – Onich (Corran crossing) Fort William – Ardgour Lochaline Ferry Isle of…