Fishing boat off the south-east of Islay

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Fishing boat off the south-east of IslaySeen from the ferry to Port Ellen, a fishing boat off the south-east coast of Islay. McArthur’s head lighthouse at the entrance to the Sound of Islay on the right.

Rainbow in the Islay ferry bow wave

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Picture of a rainbow in the spray of a bow wave of a ferryA travelling rainbow, spotted from the Islay ferry MV Hebridean Isles. As spray was blown up from the bow wave a short rainbow appeared, an unexpected view.

Blustery passage in the Sound of Islay

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Picture of a view from a ferry travelling down a sound between two islands on a blustery day A view from the MV Hebridean Isles travelling down the Sound of Islay on a blustery day. Dunlossit Castle and Port Askaig as well as Jura ferry crossing the sound are visible in the middle distance. Behind it Sgarbh Breac, at 364m the highest hill in the north of Islay, can be spotted.