Rain in the Sound of Islay

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Picture of a heavy rain shower in a sound between two islandsSeen from the ferry departing Port Askaig, a heavy rain shower is coming down in the south of the Sound of Islay.

Approaching a cloudy Sound of Islay

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Picture of a ferry approaching a sound between two islands, some sunshine above but mostly covered in cloudsA view from the ferry approaching the Sound of Islay, the Sun breaking through just above, but Islay and the Sound are pretty much covered by clouds.

Submarine and helicopter exercise near Islay

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Picture of a submarine with a helicopter hovering above, taken from a distanceA fairly low quality picture, but then again it was taken 15 years ago with my very first digital camera (1.6 megapixel, mobile phone cameras have a multiple of that these days). It’s a fairly rare sight I believe and I remember the ferry captain alerting us about it on the tannoy: A submarine (don’t ask me which class, I have no idea) and a helicopter exercising off the south east of Islay.