Letter from Iona - #13
Hello All:
Less then 3 weeks now before we head to the mainland for the start of our European Trek! We've been busy finalising our plans of where to go and how to get there. So far we've decided to use rail mostly but to also include at least one flight! The chunnel is quite expensive so a flight from London Luton to Paris CDG looks like the best choice (yay!!)
Not much has happened on Iona for us to tell you about. We had a quiet day today due to the weather and Katie' not feeling 100%. A nice break from our usual whirl-wind pace. We've invited our Aussie friend Katherine over for an evening of a video and a card game or two. She finishes at the restaurant this Saturday. However, on Sunday of this past week, Katie had the opportunity to brush up on her one-manual electronic organ skills. The Parish Church (whose service is led by our friend Syd) is without an organist right now as Harold (the usual organist) has been away sick. So, their regular backup was unable to make the service and Katie got a call to play. It was worked out with Sheila and both of us were able to attend the service on Sunday. It was a very nice service with lots of talk about TeamWork and Accountability. We really enjoyed it and hope that we can attend another before we leave.
A topic near and dear to our hearts is the wildlife on Iona. You've heard about our close encounters with the corn-crake but we haven't told you about our 6 and 8 legged friends which share the house with us. The odd spider has been found (much to Katie's dismay) so we shan't discuss that topic. The 6 legged ones are far more entertaining anyways! These 'Jenny Long-Legs' or 'Squishy' as we sometimes call them (to quote the Dory, the cartoon fish in Finding Nemo). These insects only form of self-defense seems to be to dislocate a leg! Almost like some lizards lose a tail. Sadly, one such insect lost 4 of his legs during a rather horrific attempt to free him to his outside domain. I fear he has since become bird or bat food, which we have plenty of on the island.
While I (Dan) am a naturalist at heart my beloved fianceé is a bit rougher on insects. If I'm not around these 6 legged friends usually find their death with a rapid shoe or book attack. I hope some of our self-help books have not been used in such fashion... oh the irony (see attached picture, featuring our friend Scooter in his perch).
More news to share next week... for now we'll sign off. We're continuing to think and pray for all of those affected by Hurricane Katrina. Thank you to those who have sent emails, letters and packages... any word from anyone is greatly appreciated!
Less then 3 weeks now before we head to the mainland for the start of our European Trek! We've been busy finalising our plans of where to go and how to get there. So far we've decided to use rail mostly but to also include at least one flight! The chunnel is quite expensive so a flight from London Luton to Paris CDG looks like the best choice (yay!!)
Not much has happened on Iona for us to tell you about. We had a quiet day today due to the weather and Katie' not feeling 100%. A nice break from our usual whirl-wind pace. We've invited our Aussie friend Katherine over for an evening of a video and a card game or two. She finishes at the restaurant this Saturday. However, on Sunday of this past week, Katie had the opportunity to brush up on her one-manual electronic organ skills. The Parish Church (whose service is led by our friend Syd) is without an organist right now as Harold (the usual organist) has been away sick. So, their regular backup was unable to make the service and Katie got a call to play. It was worked out with Sheila and both of us were able to attend the service on Sunday. It was a very nice service with lots of talk about TeamWork and Accountability. We really enjoyed it and hope that we can attend another before we leave.
A topic near and dear to our hearts is the wildlife on Iona. You've heard about our close encounters with the corn-crake but we haven't told you about our 6 and 8 legged friends which share the house with us. The odd spider has been found (much to Katie's dismay) so we shan't discuss that topic. The 6 legged ones are far more entertaining anyways! These 'Jenny Long-Legs' or 'Squishy' as we sometimes call them (to quote the Dory, the cartoon fish in Finding Nemo). These insects only form of self-defense seems to be to dislocate a leg! Almost like some lizards lose a tail. Sadly, one such insect lost 4 of his legs during a rather horrific attempt to free him to his outside domain. I fear he has since become bird or bat food, which we have plenty of on the island.
While I (Dan) am a naturalist at heart my beloved fianceé is a bit rougher on insects. If I'm not around these 6 legged friends usually find their death with a rapid shoe or book attack. I hope some of our self-help books have not been used in such fashion... oh the irony (see attached picture, featuring our friend Scooter in his perch).
More news to share next week... for now we'll sign off. We're continuing to think and pray for all of those affected by Hurricane Katrina. Thank you to those who have sent emails, letters and packages... any word from anyone is greatly appreciated!
posted by Daniel Pergau | 12:46 p.m.
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