Cloudy June afternoon on the Saligo dunes looking over Saligo Bay, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a view from a dune with sea grass over a sandy beach in a wide bay with breaking waves
Cloudy June afternoon on the Saligo dunes looking over Saligo Bay, Isle of Islay

A cloudy June afternoon on the west coast of Islay, out and about exploring Saligo. This view is from the top of the highest dune, looking down south west over the beach and the southern end of the bay with waves rolling in and breaking.

Fleur de Lampaul and a sailing yacht approaching in the Sound of Islay

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Picture of the ketch Fleur de Lampaul and a modern sailing yacht on a flat sea with clouds above
Fleur de Lampaul and a sailing yacht approaching in the Sound of Islay

Seen from Port Askaig, the ketch Fleur de Lampaul and a sailing yacht approaching in what looks like the open sea, but is actually in the Sound of Islay. Soon after we watched them passing the small Jura lighthouse Carragh an t-Sruith.

Sea Pinks somewhere north of Kilchoman beach, Isle of Islay

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Picture of some Sea Pinks on a grassy knoll next to some rocks
Sea Pinks somewhere north of Kilchoman beach, Isle of Islay

Not sure where exactly, but I spotted these Sea Pinks on a walk along the shore north of Kilchoman beach, out towards Coul Point