Mary Moran is the Superintendent of Rutland City Public Schools. This past summer, she travelled through the British Isles. Below is a brief summary of her experience, including an encounter in Wales with slate workers very familiar with the Rutland area.
This past summer, I spent an amazing and totally sunny, rain free two weeks in the British Isles, with a quick stop in Dublin. In ten days aboard a small ship, I circumnavigated Great Britain! I will simply list the ports of call to give you an idea of the voyage. Embarking at the port of Poole, we sailed to Scilly Isle, Wales, Dublin, Iona, Barra and Stornoway in the Hebrides, Stromness in the Orkney Islands, Aberdeen, finally disembarking in Edinburgh. A quick trip to St. Andrews and The Old Course just two days before The British Open finished of the journey! As is so often the case when traveling, the historic locations are awe inspiring: Caernarfon Castle in Wales, the Book of Kells in Dublin, Iona Abbey, the Callanish Stones, Balmoral and Edinburgh Castles. However, it was the people I met who were the highlight of the trip. The slate workers in Wales (yes, they were readily familiar with Fair Haven, VT), the hard working crofters in the Hebrides and Orkneys, and the children in the school I visited; these human experiences are what makes travel come alive.
This past summer, I spent an amazing and totally sunny, rain free two weeks in the British Isles, with a quick stop in Dublin. In ten days aboard a small ship, I circumnavigated Great Britain! I will simply list the ports of call to give you an idea of the voyage. Embarking at the port of Poole, we sailed to Scilly Isle, Wales, Dublin, Iona, Barra and Stornoway in the Hebrides, Stromness in the Orkney Islands, Aberdeen, finally disembarking in Edinburgh. A quick trip to St. Andrews and The Old Course just two days before The British Open finished of the journey! As is so often the case when traveling, the historic locations are awe inspiring: Caernarfon Castle in Wales, the Book of Kells in Dublin, Iona Abbey, the Callanish Stones, Balmoral and Edinburgh Castles. However, it was the people I met who were the highlight of the trip. The slate workers in Wales (yes, they were readily familiar with Fair Haven, VT), the hard working crofters in the Hebrides and Orkneys, and the children in the school I visited; these human experiences are what makes travel come alive.
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