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.

Ketch Fleur de Lampaul in the Sound of Islay

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Picture of the ketch Fleur de Lampaul under sail in a sound between two islands
Ketch Fleur de Lampaul in the Sound of Islay

Spotted in the Sound of Islay in June 2025, the French ketch Fleur de Lampaul under sail on her way south. See also on video here. Seen from Port Askaig

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)