Landscape

Scotland is so much like Newfoundland and Labrador. Coming by train from Glasgow to Oban, which is on the west coast, reminded me so much of Western Newfoundland. The tree and hills and rivers and valleys. Very much like Gros Mourne. The only difference was more deciduous trees. On the coast, at Oban, I took a ferry to the Island of Mull. Then all of us going to Iona took a bus across Mull to Finnophort to take a smaller ferry (like the ones to Bell Island and a little shorter run than that) to Iona. Here on the coast it is very much like rural Nfld, or the southern coast of Labrador. Waves hitting against the granite headlands. Waves and sea. Hills and bog. And rain, drizzle and fog. The only differences is all the sheep in the meadows. We have seen one sunny day, Monday. But been RDF most of the time since. Very much at home. And seeing how others just marvel at the scenery, (one loved hearing the rocks roll as waves left the beach) reminded me of how beautiful our part of the world is and how blessed we are to live there with nature, a place that many others yearn for.