a bunch of stuff that happened

I'm not gonna lie to you, we have pretty much run out of steam, and our lack of ambition seems to applying to our blogging as well. So here's a general overview.

Tuesday we went on a really cool pilgrimmage all over the island, although we switched from the off-road route to the on-road route when the two crossed over, since the borrowed boots were making Michelle's feet quite unhappy.

Wednesday night was a Guest Concert where we got roped into playing a song, so we pulled out U2's '40', Nelson Boschman-style, which seemed to go over pretty well.

Thursday was our roommate Amy's 21st birthday, so we talked some of our group into coming to the pub to celebrate after evening worship, which was pretty fun. What stands out to me about that night is Phyllis trying to avoid some fisherman who seemed to take a bit of a fancy to her ("I'm a sixty year old woman, and I made it quite clear that I'm married.") and also Peter mocking me for drinking gin with 7up instead of the apparently divinely sanctioned tonic. Whatever to you, Peter.

We left Iona yesterday morning and arrived in Glasgow by dinnertime. We met up with Kevin, Stacy, and Amy from Iona for pub food and a movie, as the rain made touristing pretty unappealing. We actually ran into Peter at the movie theatre, as he was looking for a way to pass the time before his night train to London, and Stacy also ran into Margaretta at her hostel this morning, on her way home to Sweden. Apparently Glasgow is a small world.

This morning we met up with Stacy and Amy again, (Kevin left early this morning on his quest to visit the northern tip of Norway) and have spent the day wandering around Glasgow. We happened to visit the Cathedral just as a seemingly high-brow wedding was finishing, so we hung around and watched the people mill about in their hats and kilts and suits. Then we wandered the City of the Dead, a huge old graveyard with all sorts of old-style grave markers.

Now we're just doing some internet time before we grab some dinner and go to bed early, because tomorrow we fly to Dublin!