We have as of yet not reached a unanimous agreement as to whom exactly initiated the idea of spending our summer in the Scottish isles. Largely because neither of us wish to lay blame for this barmy, yet intriguingly exciting adventure. I guess the first memory was signing our declaration back in February, and then receiving our assignment to Oban congregation, in Argyll Scotland, who in turn have sent us to the Isle of Mull, yes it would appear that even they did not want to be too close to our company for the week and a half we are to be there!
So what and where is Mull, well don't as everyone does get confused with Paul McCartney's well-known hit, Mull of Kintyre, because that…
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We have as of yet not reached a unanimous agreement as to whom exactly initiated the idea of spending our summer in the Scottish isles. Largely because neither of us wish to lay blame for this barmy, yet intriguingly exciting adventure. I guess the first memory was signing our declaration back in February, and then receiving our assignment to Oban congregation, in Argyll Scotland, who in turn have sent us to the Isle of Mull, yes it would appear that even they did not want to be too close to our company for the week and a half we are to be there!
So what and where is Mull, well don't as everyone does get confused with Paul McCartney's well-known hit, Mull of Kintyre, because that has absolutely nothing to do with the Isle of Mull! Mull is simply a Gaelic (pronounced gah-lik not gay-lik in scotland!) word believed to originally have meant either praise or beloved, and thus is found in many place names in the country. So, the beloved island, sounds enchanting enough! Well one thing is for sure the pictures of it seem to back the name up, it lies just of the Scottish mainland near Oban to the north west of Glasgow and has an area of 337 square miles, roughly the size of the county 'West Midlands' but a population less than that of the village of Alrewas, near our home town Lichfield!
One notable claim of fame for the island is that its capital (for want of a better term) tobermory, is the home of the well regarded children's cartoon balamory. We will just have to wait and see if the reality of our trip is as mirthful and light hearted as a early afternoon cbbc programme. To be honest though I feel that if they ever did make a programme of our trip it would have to wait a good few hours after balamory to be aired!
Mar sin leibh an dràsda (ta ta for now), Eden Pearson, at home Sunday 15. August 2010
Jane Snaring!!!