Mull, Jura and Colonsay from the Sound of Islay

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Picture of a view up a sound towards a number of islandsA view from the ferry in the Sound of Islay looking north. In the foreground on the right is Jura with the lighthouse at Carragh an t-Sruith. In the middle distance Colonsay, behind it in the far distance Mull with the Munro Ben More towering over the view.

Jura ferry leaving Port Askaig, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a small car ferry in front of a small village with a ferry terminalA view from the ferry leaving Islay for Kennacraig, looking back at Port Askaig. The Jura ferry MV Eilean Dhuira is just leaving for her short crossing to Jura, passing behind the bigger ferry to the mainland.

Islay ferry passing Gigha

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Picture of a view across a wide sound between two islands, a ferry passing in the distanceA view from near the twin beaches at Eilean Garbh on the Isle of Gigha in July 2008, Jura with the Paps of Jura in the distance. The Islay ferry MV Isle of Arran on her way to Kennacraig on the right.