Snowcapped Arran and Ardrishaig lighthouse (journey to Islay)

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Snowcapped Arran and Ardrishaig lighthouse (journey to Islay)A view from a journey to Islay in April 2016, looking down Loch Fyne towards the Isle of Arran with snow on the hilltops. On the right the lighthouse on Ardrishaig Pier, near the entrance to the Crinan Canal.

Lock on the Crinan Canal at Ardrishaig (Journey to Islay)

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Picture of a canal lock in a village next to a sea lochA very nice stop on the journey to Islay is the Crinan Canal. Here we are overlooking a lock at the Loch Fyne end of the canal in Ardrishaig. In the far distance you can just make out the Isle of Arran.