the isle of erraid
we have arrived on erraid, beauty all around.
yesterday was beautiful!
we woke up and had breakfast and went over to the meditation sanctuary and had a lovely meditation. i felt myself rooting deeply into the earth and everytime i opened my eyes there was the blue sea and the rocky islands and the turning gulls flying throught the clear blue sky and the silence of wind and bird song and the roof creaking in the breeze. we picked angel cards and our group card for the week was tenderness. at 12 we all met to begin our walk and we walked up to the highest point on the island then down throug the bog and then across the valley to where seals lay sunbathing on the low rocks. we watched them and they watched us for a while and then we walked up to the steep cliffs over looking balfors bay to hanging rock. there we had lunch. i stole davids chocolates and spent the whole time being vaguely paranoid that someone would fall off the edge.
we all climbed down in to the bottom of the crevice and by shimmying down the rope and over the wet rocks we reached the entrance to a cave. i followed the boys and we used an old candle stub to light our way. we ended up all crowded against the back wall in the silence and flickering candle darkness and matt began a slow ommmm and everyone joined till the darkness was vibrating.when we climbed back out the sun was blinding and we all scrambled up the cliff and rolled in the fresh grass and ate wild mustard greens and then began the long climb over the top to balfors bay. when we reached the beach we all disrobed and ran into the frigid ocean, screaming and blissful. diving under was like a small death.i went under and opened my eyes and the cold drove all thoughts out of my mind except the color of pure blue and the white sand under my toes. it was heaven to rise to the surface and feel my skin burning and alive!
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Posted by: katrina nevin on Apr 13, 08 | 5:18 pm
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