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The Flying Dutchman off Port Ellen distillery (and maltings), Isle of Islay

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Picture of a white tall ship off a whisky distillery and modern maltings in some mild evening light
The Flying Dutchman off Port Ellen distillery (and maltings), Isle of Islay

Seen from an evening ferry arriving in Port Ellen from an April crossing, the Flying Dutchman off Port Ellen distillery (with the Port Ellen Maltings behind)

Islay and Jura in a look back from the ferry

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Picture of the silhouettes of two islands on the horizon, seen from the stern of a ferry
Islay and Jura in a look back from the ferry

A look back from the stern of a Calmac ferry near the end of an Islay visit. Islay on the left, Jura on the right.

MV Isle of Islay arriving in Port Askaig

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Picture of a Calmac ferry (MV Isle of Islay) arriving at an island ferry port (Port Askaig on Islay)
MV Isle of Islay arriving in Port Askaig

Seen from the departing MV Finlaggan, a look back to Port Askaig where the new ferry MV Isle of Islay is arriving in April 2026