I'm Baaaaaacccckkkkk!

First part of the exam is over! It was only a 30 question MCQ though, so it was only an hour long. Today I travelled to Lindisfarne, you can check it out here (http://www.lindisfarne.org.uk/). I walked just about 10 miles today to get there and back. I found out when I got to Berwick Upon Tweed that the bus that runs to the Holy Island of Lindisfarne operates only on the weekend. So I had to take a bus to Beal, which was the closest town to Lindisfarne. After a very long walk, I finally reached the main stretch of the Lindisfarne Causeway. It was amazing! The main road went right through where the water is and the tide comes in so much that it covers the entire road by 4pm with about 3-4 feet of water! Crazy! There are even refuge towers in case you get stranded on the road after 4pm. There were two ways to go between Lindisfarne and the mainland. On the way to Lindisfarne, I walked the road, which apparently adds about 45 min onto the travel time when you are walking. On the way back, I took the "Pilgrims Way" that takes you through the sand with a long stretch of very tall posts that mark the old route used by the pilgrims back in the day. I came across some spots that were like quick sand almost! My foot sank deep into the sand/mud and I was not impressed...

I finally made it back to the mainland before the tide came in and managed to catch the 4.30pm bus back to Berwick Upon Tweed and got the 5.26pm train back to Edinburgh. So, I don't know what you all did today but I managed to go to Scotland AND England, got to walk down an old ancient path across the sand, saw a castle that was like something out of a fantasy book and it was sunny with no clouds. However, my legs are now like jelly and my bones are asking why I decided to make them walk almost 10 miles today! I leave for Canada tomorrow afternoon and am VERY excited to see Kristen!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Then I get to come home in a few weeks and see you all! What a great Spring break! Well, I better get some sleep here so I can wake up with plenty of sleep before I start my day of travel. Talk to you all soon!