November sunset over Machir Bay, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a dramatic colourful sunset over a bay with cliffs and a sandy beach
November sunset over Machir Bay, Isle of Islay

A dramatic colourful sunset on the west coast of Islay, the very low sun breaking through the clouds over Machir Bay and Kilchoman beach.

At the Jura road end

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Picture of a car stopped on a rough road in a remote landscape next to a sign with distances
At the Jura road end

This is as far as you can drive from the crossing over the Sound of Islay, the end of the public road on Jura (I reversed my car from the car park, from where I took this picture, to get it next to the sign). It’s also the starting point for the long walk to the Corryvreckan whirlpool, well behind the hills in the distance. On the way you’ll also pass Barnhill, where Orwell wrote 1984.

Moody November morning at the Sound of Islay

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Picture of a cloudy morning with the sun just starting to break through at a sound between two islands
Moody November morning at the Sound of Islay

A moody November morning at the Sound of Islay, waiting on the ferry to depart for a day out in Jura. The Islay lifeboat (in the shade on the right) ready for its next callout.