Snow capped Arran, a gull and Ardishaig lighthouse (Journey to Islay)

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Picture of a lighthouse on a pier with a gull flying above, snow capped mountains in the background
Snow capped Arran, a gull and Ardishaig lighthouse (Journey to Islay)

A memory from an April journey to Islay. The lighthouse on the pier at Ardrishaig, a gull in flight and the snow capped mountains in the north of Arran in the distance.

July evening light in Tarbert (Journey to Islay)

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Picture of a small fishing village in some mild July evening light
July evening light in Tarbert (Journey to Islay)

A popular stop on the journey to Islay, just a few miles from the ferry terminal in Kennacraig. An impression from a July evening a good number of years ago, looking across the harbour to the fishing boats, the ruin of the old castle on the hill above.

Watching the Moon from the Islay ferry

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Picture of the Moon in the night sky over the stern of a Calmac ferry
Watching the Moon from the Islay ferry

An October crossing on the MV Hebridean Isles to Islay. Looking back towards Argyll and Kennacraig we can admire the bright Moon up in the sky above a bank of clouds.