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Paps of Jura and Craighouse from the Islay ferry

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Picture of two high mountains with a coastal village belowA view from the Islay ferry on the way to Port Askaig, looking over to the Isle of Jura. Two of the Paps of Jura (Beinn an Oir (785m, left) and Beinn Shiantaidh (757m, right)) towering over Craighouse, the main settlement on Jura.

 

Ardbeg distillery and a passing boat, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a coastal distillery at the foot of hills, a small boat passingA view of Ardbeg distillery below the hills of south east Islay, seen from the Islay ferry. A small fishing boat is passing through the skerries in front of the distillery.

 

Islay lifeboat in the evening light

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Picture of the Islay lifeboat moored in the evening lightA view from the evening ferry arriving on Islay, looking at the Islay lifeboat at its moorings in the mild evening light.