
A view of the Thalassa (a regular Islay visitor) from the arriving ferry, Port Ellen maltings and Port Ellen distillery in the background.

A view of the Thalassa (a regular Islay visitor) from the arriving ferry, Port Ellen maltings and Port Ellen distillery in the background.

Regular Islay travellers will recognise the red seats of a Calmac ferry. On one crossing a good number of years ago I noticed this cute dog enjoying the crossing in the June sunshine.

A picture taken by my sister Imke on a ferry crossing back to the mainland after one of her Islay visits. Three Gannets in flight in some June sunshine.