Fleur de Lampaul and a sailing yacht passing Jura lighthouse in the Sound of Islay

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Picture of an old ketch and a modern sailing yacht passing a small lighthouse in a sound between two islands
Fleur de Lampaul and a sailing yacht passing Jura lighthouse in the Sound of Islay

Watched from Port Askaig pier, the ketch Fleur de Lampaul and a modern sailing yacht passing the small Jura lighthouse Carragh an t-Sruith on the Sound of Islay

MV Finlaggan through trees at Port Askaig, Isle of Islay

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Picture of the Calmac ferry MV Finlaggan seen through some trees from a high vantage point
MV Finlaggan through trees at Port Askaig, Isle of Islay

Trying to get a different view of the MV Finlaggan arriving in Port Askaig all I managed to find was a small gap in the trees. Not perfect, but I’ll take it.

MV Isle of Arran leaving Port Ellen, Isle of Islay

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Picture of the Calmac ferry MV Isle of Arran cruising out of a bay with a rocky shore
MV Isle of Arran leaving Port Ellen, Isle of Islay

An overcast June early morning in Port Ellen, the MV Isle of Arran leaving Islay for a crossing to Kennacraig on the mainland with my sister Imke on board (I think she had gone inside by then, so not visible on deck)