Next we headed west to the seaport town of Oban where we stayed with Kenny & Fiona Hall at Maridon house (www.west-scotland-tourism.com/maridon-house).
Dogs are treated with respect in Scotland and dog owners appear to be mindful of their obligations to maintain good behavior in their dogs... as a result, dogs may ride the bus or the train and go into bars and restaurants. I loved this...
It was in Oban that we first encountered the Scotch Mist...a
lovely type of rain, not seen in Florida 
Oban
has lovely walks - this one leading to Pulpit hill... and a working harbor
And then it was time to take a day excursion across the sea to
the Isle of Mull and across Mull to the little isle of Iona. Iona is where
St. Columba first established the Christian religion in Scotland... The island
abound in a variety of Celtic crosses some dating back as far as the 700's...
But the most beautiful part of Iona was the Nunnery... 
we met this one...
This caption is, of course
"Sandie plays with pussy in Nunnery"
The Thistle is the national flower and the grow wild everywhere, but on Iona we saw them cultivated and they were spectacular!
Wild with bee... 
Cultivated.