spirtual scotland with carol heppenstall

Celtic Creativity and Spirituality - May 26 - June 2, 2013

For Women Only

• 4-starhotels,suitableB&B’sonIona• Allgroundtransportation,privatecoach• FerriestoandfromIona• Allentrancefeestomuseums,gardens,otherattractions• Taxesandgratuities• Mealsasindicated:Breakfast,Lunch,Dinner• Fulltimeguides,CarolandRebecca• Docenttours,lectures

Tour Cost Includes:

• Roundtripflights• Airporttransfer• Alcoholicdrinks• Travel/Medicalinsurance• Personalitems

Tour Cost Does Not Include:

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st Your personal journey will be inspired by Celtic history (herstory) and culture. Our intimate circle of women

pilgrims will support your personal and spiritual exploration. The rugged land and seascapes, art and architecture, and the “thin space” of Scotland’s sacred sites offer a truly unique and enchanting adventure.

Join us as we venture to Edinburgh, Glasgow and the sacred medieval chapel at Rosslyn. We will explore castles, cathedrals, gardens and galleries to experience the mystery of the Celts. Art, music and culture will engage our creative spirits.

Then we will ferry to the mystical, windswept Isle of Iona. Here the veil is thin. This cradle of Christianity and Druidic culture will embrace us as we deepen our individual spiritual journeys. The rhythm of the waves on rocks and the sacredness of the land will quicken our knowing. Join us for this unique and magical pilgrimage.

“When Edinburgh was a rock and Oxford a swamp, Iona was famous”

Adventure Canada • 14 Front St. S. • Mississauga, On • L5H 2C4 Carol Direct: 505-988-1470 • www.AdventureCanada.com

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A Pilgrimage of Celtic Inspiration

Your cost (per person) $3,995USD double occupancy. Single Supplement $1,150

Your ItineraryThe nature of adventure travel allows for slight variations in the itinerary to enhance the experience or allow for circumstances beyond our control. A final itinerary will be included in the joining packages will be sent to you closer to departure.

Day 1: EdinburghWe will meet at our hotel in Edinburgh and take a town tour by private coach. We will finish our sightseeing at the medieval Edinburgh castle with a special visit to St. Margaret’s Chapel. The 11th C. “good” Queen Margaret arranged for the restoration of the Abbey at Iona after it had been sacked by Vikings in the 9th C. Our “Travelling Figure” alludes to this journey. Dinner included.

Day 2: Royal Botanical Gardens and the National GalleryIn the morning we will visit the Queen Mother’s Royal Botanical Gardens. After lunch we will visit the National Gallery of Scotland. A docent led tour will introduce us to the treasures of Scotland’s fine arts. BLD.

Day 3: Rosslyn and GlasgowThis morning we will leave Edinburgh for the medieval chapel at Rosslyn. Built by the St. Clares (Sinclairs) in the 15th century, it is the furthest north pilgrimage site built by the Templars and better known to some for its role in the movie, The Da Vinci Code.Touring the chapel with a docent will enrich our understanding of the mysteries of early Christianity in Scotland. Lunch

in the charming village and then on to Glasgow where we’ll have a private tour of the city’s spiritual centers. We’ll meet University of Glasgow’s Lizanne Henderson, a folklorist who will introduce us to the fairies and other fabled creatures of the past. Lizanne will join us for dinner. BLD.

Day 4: GlasgowToday we will give ourselves over to the beauty of the countryside with a visit to a glorious Georgian mansion and gardens. Nearby, The Burrell Collection with over 8000 works of art, furniture and tapestries will introduce us to the art of the middle ages. Lunch and a docent led tour of this outstanding collection will fill our afternoon. BL.

Day 5,6 & 7: IonaA morning ride to the west coast will bring us to our ferry for Iona. After settling into our quaint B&B’s we’ll gather for dinner. The following days will be spent in a retreat like style led by our own Rebecca Fitton. Exploring the mystery of the land and the ancient dialogue between the sea and the stones of the abbey and other remnants of the medieval past, we immerse ourselves in the solitude of the island. Our meals will be taken at local hotels. BLD, BL, BD.

Day 8: Returning to GlasgowLeaving the island, we have the option of joining Adventure Canads’s “Scotland Slowly” a cruise through the remote islands of Scotland or returning to Glasgow for our flights home. B.

Adventure Canada • 14 Front St. S. • Mississauga, On • L5H 2C4 Carol Direct: 505-988-1470 • www.AdventureCanada.com












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Carol Heppenstall has worked for Adventure Canada for 20 years creating small art and adventure travel. She began small trip travel for women only to out of the way and extraordinary places - thin places where the veil between the mundane

and the sacred is lifted. For the last five years she has been developing and leading spiritual pilgrimages in the US and abroad.

Phone: 505-988-1470 Email: [email protected]

Rebecca Fitton has facilitated women’s spiritual circles for over thirty years. She is a certified labyrinth facilitator, healer and poet. Her current work is to anchor the divine feminine into new earth.

Email: [email protected]

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