Admiring the View on The Oa, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a man standing on the top of cliffs looking out to seaThe Oa provides some great views over the steep cliffs and on a clear day (not when this picture was taken) over to Ireland. Kintyre is just visible in the distance on the left. This is me looking down over the cliffs a couple of years ago, picture courtesy of my sister Imke.

 

Laphroaig Quarter Cask at Midsummer Sunset, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a bottle of Laphroaig Quarter Cask Islay single malt whisky at sunsetA bottle of Laphroaig Quarter Cask Islay single malt whisky, enjoyed at a midsummer sunset at the top of the dunes at Kilchoman. Picture courtesy of my sister Imke.

 

River Laggan and Laggan Bay from a Plane, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a bay with a beach and a river running towards it, seen from a planeA view from the plane leaving Islay, taken by my late mother at the end of her last Islay visit. The view takes in the River Laggan in the foreground, behind it the Big Strand stretches out along Laggan Bay to Kintra. Port Ellen in the distance.