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Wild swimming in Machir Bay off Kilchoman beach, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a person swimming through waves in the surf off a beach on a sunny June afternoon
Wild swimming in Machir Bay off Kilchoman beach, Isle of Islay

A picture courtesy of my sister Imke, as it’s rather difficult to take a picture of yourself when going for a swim. That’s me going for a short wild swim in shallow waters at the southern end of Kilchoman beach in Machir Bay. As there can be dangerous currents in Machir Bay I made sure I stayed close to the shore and was always able to stand. Still had a lot of fun splashing through the waves in the surf coming in from the Atlantic.

Machir Bay from the north of Kilchoman beach under dramatic clouds, Isle of Islay

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Machir Bay from the north of Kilchoman beach under dramatic clouds, Isle of Islay

An April view from the northern end of Kilchoman beach, looking out over Machir Bay and the Atlantic under some dramatic clouds.

Saligo river running over the beach under hazy April evening sun, Isle of Islay

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Saligo river running over the beach under hazy April evening sun, Isle of Islay

On the beach in Saligo Bay, at the southern end where Saligo River flows across the beach into the bay and the Atlantic. Here under some hazy April evening sun, not long before sunset.