Tag Archives: Colonsay

A quite busy Sound of Islay

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Picture of a sound between two islands with five different ships/boats going about their business
A quite busy Sound of Islay

The scene in the Sound of Islay as it presented itself when I left after my summer holiday in June 2019. Five different ships/boats in view, going about their business. From left to right: The Jura ferry MV Eilean Dhuira on her way to Port Askaig. The MV Scot Isles on her way south. A tender ferrying passengers from Port Askaig to the cruise ship (OK, you have to look closely for this one). The cruise ship MS Ocean Endeavour anchored in the sound (having anchored in Loch Indaal in June 2018). The offshore supply ship Olympic Intervention IV off Rhuvaal in the far north of Islay.

Islay walkers on Dun Meadhonach, Isle of Colonsay

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Picture of a group of walkers on top of a small hill on an island
Islay walkers on Dun Meadhonach, Isle of Colonsay

An excursion to Islay’s neighbour Colonsay during the Islay walking week 2019. Here we are on the top of Dun Meadhonach (at one time the home of the richest woman in the world), Kiloran Bay behind the hills in the background.

Bumblebee on a Thistle, Isle of Colonsay

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Picture of a Bumblebee on the flower of a ThistleSpotted during a stay on Islay’s neighbour Colonsay, a Bumblebee busy on the flower of a Thistle. Picture courtesy of my sister Imke.