Coaster in the haze in the Sound of Islay

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Picture of a coaster in a sound between two islands on a very hazy morningA view from the hills behind Bunnahabhain on a very hazy day on Islay in April. A coaster is slowly travelling south through the Sound of Islay.

Sgarbh Breac and the Wyre Majestic, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a hill over a sound, a wreck on the shore of the soundA view from the ferry to Colonsay travelling up the Sound of Islay. The hill is Sgarbh Breac (364m), the highest hill in the north of Islay. At the shore of the sound you can spot the wreck of the Wyre Majestic. Bunnahabhain Bay hiding behind it on the left.

Giùr-bheinn on a hazy day in 2007, Isle of Islay

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Panoramic picture of a hill and surrounding landscape on a hazy dayA panoramic view of Giùr-bheinn (318m) and the surrounding landscape in the north of Islay on a hazy day in April 2007. Loch Giùr-bheinn just visible on the right behind the hill. Bunnahabhain and the Sound of Islay hidden by the haze in the distance. If you look closely you can just make out the tops of the Paps of Jura appearing above the haze.