Bowmore from the Loch Indaal shore, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a coastal village seen from a rocky shore with mudflatsA view of Bowmore seen from the shore at the top of Loch Indaal on an overcast day on Islay.

Port Ellen Maltings in June 2010, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a large industrial malting on a shore, old warehouses next to themSeen from the ferry, the Diageo owned maltings in Port Ellen which supply most (but not all) distilleries on Islay. On the right also the remaining old warehouses of the now long closed Port Ellen distillery.

Coaster in the haze in the Sound of Islay

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Picture of a coaster in a sound between two islands on a very hazy morningA view from the hills behind Bunnahabhain on a very hazy day on Islay in April. A coaster is slowly travelling south through the Sound of Islay.