Fleur de Lampaul approaching in the Sound of Islay

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Picture of an old ketch approaching in the distance
Fleur de Lampaul approaching in the Sound of Islay

Admittedly this could be somewhere out on the open sea, you just have to believe me it’s really in the north of the Sound of Islay. Not visible in the picture are Islay on the left and Jura on the right. It’s the Fleur de Lampaul approaching in the distance, seen from Port Askaig.

Sailing yacht off Bunnahabhain Bay, Sound of Islay

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Picture of a sailing yacht off a shoreline with cliffs and bays, also a lighthouse visible on the horizon
Sailing yacht off Bunnahabhain Bay, Sound of Islay

A view north from Port Askaig on a mostly overcast June late afternoon. A sailing yacht off Bunnahabhain Bay, not sure if it came out of the bay or from further north. Rhuvaal lighthouse visible in the distance, also if you look closely you can make out Colonsay on the horizon.

Am Froach Eilean and McArthur’s Head lighthouse from Port Askaig, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a small island and a lighthouse on a coastal cliff, seen down a sound between two islands
Am Froach Eilean and McArthur’s Head lighthouse from Port Askaig, Isle of Islay

A view from Port Askaig down the Sound of Islay. Am Fraoch Eilean just off Jura on the left, McArthur’s Head lighthouse on Islay on the right.