Fishermen with their catch, Isle of Islay

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Picture of crab fishermen emptying their cagesA harbour scene from Port Askaig on the Sound of Islay. Fishermen are sorting their catch (crabs and lobsters) before taking it on land.

 

Two boats in the Sound of Islay

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Picture of a view along a sound, a lifeboat anchored and a small fishing boat cruisingA view north along the Sound of Islay from the ferry leaving Port Askaig. A small fishing boat is returning to Port Askaig while a lifeboat is moored at Caol Ila. If memory serves me right this wasn’t the Islay lifeboat, but another visiting lifeboat. In the background Sgarbh Breac (364m), the highest hill in the north of Islay.

 

Fishing boat passing Ardbeg, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a small red fishing boat passing the Ardbeg distillery on Islay in the afternoon lightA view from the Islay ferry over to Ardbeg distillery with a small fishing boat passing. The main distillery towards the left, warehouses towards the right. The house just right of centre can now be rented as a holiday cottage.