hiking from St. Columba's Bay, Iona

sabbatical 2019 - Iona 2

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July 29th 2019
Our last full day in Iona. We hiked 2 miles to the Southern end of the island, stopping several times to reflect and read scripture and interact with the sheep and cows! The back end of the island has now a 9 hole golf course, that happens to be on the open land that tradition has left available for anyone to use as grazing for their animals. Since way back this part of the island has been left ... read more

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Great Britain, the dominant industrial and maritime power of the 19th century, played a leading role in developing parliamentary democracy and in advancing literature and science. At its zenith, the British Empire stretched over one-fourth of the ear... ... read more