We arrived at Easdale Island and spent a few days there. Easdale was a slate quarry. Its slate is well know throughout Europe and it has covered many a famous building.
Now there is a small community who live in the former workers residences. A ferry brings visitors over from the mainland. We were fortunate to stay in their new community center.
There were wheelbarrows by the ferry house that the locals used to transport their purchases from the mainland back to their homes. John gives Robin a lift above in one of them.
We participated in a church service on the mainland one evening. We rowed over in our monk robes and was piped by the local pub keeper.
Several local churches participated in the worship service. Afterwards we took folks out on the Colmcille which was a great hit.
Our first day there, Donald told me to hop in the lorry as Roddy was taken us to see Chief Robin Malcolm in Poltalloch. I would meet the Chief! It was the a highlight of my trip.
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