Gigha ferry MV Loch Ranza leaving for the mainland

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Picture of the Calmac ferry MV Loch Ranza cruising through a rocky coastal area with a buoy and birds on rocks
Gigha ferry MV Loch Ranza leaving for the mainland

A view of the MV Loch Ranza leaving Gigha for the mainland. Seen from Port na Gallochoille on a June early evening. Notice the buoy and the cormorants/shag (not sure what they are) on the rocks, one drying its wings.

Port Ellen buoy, distillery and maltings, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a green buoy in a bay with a distillery and maltings on the shore. Also a motorboat passing.
Port Ellen buoy, distillery and maltings, Isle of Islay

A view from the arriving Islay ferry, the well known Port Ellen buoy right in front of us. On the shore the old Port Ellen distillery and maltings. On the right a motorboat we spotted earlier.

Black Rocks buoy against the tide in the Sound of Islay

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Picture of a buoy with a label Black Rocks in a tidal streamIt almost looks like it’s moving under its own steam, but in reality this is of course the very strong tidal current in the Sound of Islay racing past the Black Rocks buoy. Seen from the Islay ferry on a crossing to Port Askaig.