Paps of Jura towering over old house at Loch Indaal, Isle of Islay

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Picture of three mountains towering over an old house (half ruin) at the shore of a sea loch
Paps of Jura towering over old house at Loch Indaal, Isle of Islay

A view from near Bowmore across Loch Indaal on a beautiful sunny April morning. The Paps of Jura towering over the old house at Pennycraig (which has since been refurbished/rebuilt, the picture is from 2010) at the shore of the loch.

Fishing boats and Port Ellen Marina, Isle of Islay

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Picture of two fishing boats at a pier next to a small marina
Fishing boats and Port Ellen Marina, Isle of Islay

A nice and sunny June day in Port Ellen in the south of Islay. Two fishing boats at the pier, behind it the small marina for visiting sailing yachts.

Wreck of the Wyre Majestic in the waves of the Sound of Islay

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Picture of a rusty wreck low in the water of a sound between two island
Wreck of the Wyre Majestic in the waves of the Sound of Islay

A memory from 2010, as the wreck of the Wyre Majestic has now pretty much completely disappeared. The ship ran aground in 1974 just off Bunnahabhain in the Sound of Islay.