Ourlatest weekend expedition, just completed, was to Lindisfarne, on the Holy Isles in the far north east of England, clsoe to the Scottish border, with Vicki, Tori and Dan, in glorious weather. The island can only be reached on a causeway built over a sand bar a few hours either side of low tide. The island is quite large and is home to an abbey dating back to the 12th century. On the site of this abbey the monk Cuthbert brought Christianity to the pagan hordes of England. The Lindisfarne gospels were written in 7th century on this site. Henry V111 ransacked the place and built a castle in a strategic spot just up the road from the abbey. The 3 photos show the castle at various distances from the abbey.
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