Lindisfarne to York 7-23/24

Southward now we are bound

To historic Bamburgh town

To pray where Saint Aidan had died

Donna gave us her speech

Then we drove by the castle on the beach

(Which someday Charles dreams to finally go inside.)

Then two hours to Durham

(Maybe a bus nap will cure 'em

For they're all moving slowly today)

They slept most of the way

And just before midday

We arrived at the cathedral to pray.

Group shot at Durham Cathedral

Demery gave us her talk

And then just a short walk

Brought us up to Saint Cuthbert's shrine,

There at Eucharist we prayed

Greetings to us by the Dean were made

And at the cathedral cafe we then dined.

Demery gives her report on Durham Cathedral

An incredible tour we then took

With a guide who must have written the book

Lilian had so much to share and to tell

She kept the youth's attention And I just have to mention:

Shannon dressed as a bishop looks swell.

Then off we departed

Continuing as this morning we started

With most of the pilgrims asleep

Ian pressed on to York

He does such good work

With such a full schedule to keep.

We arrived at York's hotel

And all of us could tell

We were in Iona no more

The Friday night partying

Was already starting

So we all stuck together out the door.

Girls on the shambles in York

(Harry Potter scene filmed here)

We walked round the block

And before 8 o'clock

We sat down at Betty's for tea.

A British tradition

Now a completed mission:

They tried it - they liked it - yippee!

Betty's Tea House

High Tea in York

We finished at dark

With a walk towards the park

On the steps of York Minster we were seated

Our own collects we wrote

Based on our personal journal notes

We left by 10 but they weren't quite completed.

Inside York Minster chapter house

(equivalent of a vestry meeting room)

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We checked out of our rooms

Another English breakfast consumed

A short drive to York Minster on the bus

Our guide Jeremy greeted us there

And with much tender care

Explained all of the highlights to us.

Then candles were lit

And after silence for a bit

We prayed and we sang beautifully

At Saint William of York's shrine

In a setting divine

We recalled how he lived patiently.

Then we turned them all free

Which was received with glee

For York's a place fun to explore

Little alleys and streets

Street performers to meet

And for the girls shopping galore.

A long afternoon drive

And we'd finally arrive

At our Heathrow hotel safe in Ian's care.

Some went swimming in the pool

Some thought Indian food would be cool

So we split in two groups till night prayer.