17 May 2013
At the end of a long journey...comes the reward
While I was on Iona last Summer, a friend and I would spend our days off together and going out for a beer (and sometimes burger) at the end of the day became a tradition. Seeing as I just spent a week with that same friend, I thought it was time for recounting those beers...
Managing our time was a delicate art, if the day involved going to Mull or taking the bus. We had to make sure we got on just the right one in order to make the last ferry back to Iona for the day. Guests also arrived on those days, so we had to be clever...
The end was in sight...
This bliss was indescribable...
Let me explain why this was such a heavenly experience...besides the day out in Scotland. A burger was a rare thing at the Abbey. We did have them on occasion, but they weren't quite the same as a burger at the pub or one of the hotels. Also, there was no alcohol in any of the centres...so this was double the pleasure.
Chips were also a decadent pleasure that we had to seek outside the abbey...
Couldn't have said it better myself
And you couldn't beat the view
I also still have dreams about the bacon cheese burger at the St. Columba hotel. It had Isle of Mull cheddar and Ayrshire bacon on it!!! Now, I ask you...
So, at the end of another journey...I am very grateful for good beer, food and friends to share it with.
XO