Gleann Choireadail from a ferry in the Sound of Islay

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Picture of a dramatic coastal glen (valley) seen from a ferry in a sound on an overcast April evening
Gleann Choireadail from a ferry in the Sound of Islay

One of my favourite views of Islay in any weather, Gleann Choireadail at the southern end of the Sound of Islay. McArthur’s Head lighthouse just visible on the left. Seen from a ferry on the way to Port Askaig.

River Fyne and Fyne Ales Brewery (Journey to Islay)

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Picture of a view over a small river in a glen with some buildings in the distance, taken from an old bridge
River Fyne and Fyne Ales Brewery (Journey to Islay)

One of my regular stops on my journeys to Islay, the Fyne Ales brewery near Cairndow at the top of Loch Fyne. Here seen from the old bridge over the River Fyne with Glen Fyne stretching out into the distance.

Low clouds swirling around the Paps of Jura seen from Saligo, Isle of Islay

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Picture of three mountains with low clouds hanging around them in the failing evening light, a small settlement in the foreground
Low clouds swirling around the Paps of Jura seen from Saligo, Isle of Islay

A view from Saligo across Islay to the Paps of Jura on an April evening not long before sunset. Low clouds swirling around the Paps (not sure if this is an inversion?) with Carnduncan in the foreground on the right.