While the idea of being the UK is exciting enough, I have to say the events I’m looking forward to the most is the days we have to ourselves. The travel study is a group of about 30 students and 2 instructors who have done a great job so far setting everything up, but I think we all will be ready for a day (or a few) whenever the opportunity arises. The itinerary is set up so we have at least one night or day to do as we please in each country. We have the opportunity to explore both Edinburgh and Oban, Scotland; we have an evening free in Belfast (I’ll be spending that listening to Irish music! :), and we also have quite a few free evenings in Bath, Cardiff and London, England.
For our free day in Oban, we had two options to choose from: We could choose from the Three Isles Exursion which is a full day tour of the three islands surronding Oban, Scotland in a “near perfect horseshoe”, or we could spend the day exploring more of Oban and visiting the Sea Life Center. At first I thought the idea of exploring islands all day would be boring compared to the chance of feeding seals at the Sea Life Center, however after more research I changed my mind.
The first island in this group is Staffa, famous for its Fingals Cave, which are built into the island and surrounded by naturally curved stumps. The website promises tourists the chance to explore the Cave further if the weather permits. Meanwhile, the islands of Mull and Iona both house historical structures. Iona is home to an ancient cathedral and accompanying cemetary as well as a bird sanctuary while Mull (pictured below) houses an old castle
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For anyone else interested in checking out this gorgeous land mark, the website that I found most of the information from can be found here. The cost for an all day tour of the three islands is $70. I think this will be one of the many highlights of the trip…. time to start packing 🙂
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