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Another night sleep rudely interupted by a subconcious urge to listen to the shipping forecast, we were both wide awake at quarter past five, and it immediately became apparent that this was a perfect opportunity to get Jeff back in the kitchen and prepare a full english or shall I say scottish breakfast! Jeff duely ablidged and set us both up for the day as we spent the early hours preparing our Watchtower Study.
Today, we were to cross back over to the mainland, mainly to get to the meeting and befriend the locals, but also to check if Harry, who at this point was still untracked, had made it north of the pennines! Our ferry departed the island at half past eight and so we had ample time to treck down to the port, pay our £7 due and board the ferry. At this point a need for coffee was beginning to set in, but it was once we joined the cafe queue that it became evident that we were going to get more than we bargained for, yes another scottish breakfast!
So we were once more set up for the day, and then as if by miracle came out of the distance a familiar face complemented more than ever by an intact bike helmet, had the early morning rise caused us to hallucainate? Amanzingly not, harry was alive and what more raring to bike another 3 miles to the kingdom hall. Well, it soon transpired he had the better deal because our five minute taxi ride did set us back £15 for a return!
What a lovely congregation though, only 40 odd publishers but a spirit that lifted us more than any number of cooked breakfasts! A mix of scots, german and even brummy accents, no not our own adulterated lichfodian version but a family from stetchford who had just come back from Tiree, patterning our expedition, they even being able to hold their own meeting and handing out handbills to the island folk inviting them, now there is an idea!!
After the meeting and association it was time to return to the town for lunch, chips seemed inevitable at the sea-side and before long we stumbled across a chippy claiming to be Rick Stein's favourite ever! Well either the mans taste is not upto his cooking ability or the owner's brother-in-law just happens to be his namesake! Well, perhaps I'm being overly harsh, allowing for poetic license and all that, but I can think of better!
By the time we succesfully fought off a flock of seagulls we were ready to make our way to the ferry terminal, harry had now caught up and even been to rick stein's home from home himself. The ferry journey begun in the bar, with harry having a few to many earl grays (see video) which led to a few rod stewart impersonations! Well hay, we were finally all together heading to mull to begin our holiday/work for real, it was a time to be joyous and to celebrate harry's safe arrival!
After an eventful crossing, we left harry to his last ten miles from port to home and two hours and the rest later he is relaxing in the bath listening intensely to the drama that is the bulgarian premier league whilst I peruse a match, much less dramatic, from norway! Jeff meanwhile is preparing a Thai Green Curry toned down so harry doesnt keep us awake all night!
Bon Nuit!
P.S. At time of reading some video's should be on-line but please excuse the small freeware advert in the middle, this will be remedied once Dr. Van Cook is back in his happy little place, a.k.a his lab!!
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karen Sounds like a great day Eden!
Keith Sounds like you're having a whale of a time =)
Jane Are you going to set a world record for the amount of breakfasts consumed in one morning? set up for what? We will be expecting a new branch of Bethel to be opened on Mull at this rate!!!