{"id":7953,"date":"2025-06-07T07:32:01","date_gmt":"2025-06-07T07:32:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pattrotter.com\/?p=7953"},"modified":"2025-06-08T07:37:00","modified_gmt":"2025-06-08T07:37:00","slug":"last-day-on-iona","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pattrotter.com\/?p=7953","title":{"rendered":"Last Day on Iona"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After nearly two weeks living on Iona it was a bittersweet departure.&nbsp; There is a quality to this holy island that defies description, it must be experienced. The weather had cleared a bit this morning so I took a last walk on the beach near the house. Once again the colors of nature astounded me.&nbsp; I can\u2019t wait to get home to print out some of these photos.&nbsp; The variety of seaweed provides color from orange to pink to dusty green and more.&nbsp; But it is also the pattern and texture that are fascinating to me. The oyster catchers were all around me crying out I suspect because I was close to their nests in the machair. The sheep, as usual, were on the golf course happily keeping the fairways and greens manicured!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Headed to the Isle of Mull and on the way to the ferry at Craignure took a quick detour to Carsaig \u2013 tricky road to negotiate but worth the effort.&nbsp; I wish I had the time for the 4 mile hike there. Then it was on to the ferry to Oban and the beginning of another adventure. 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