Northern Jura and Scarba from a RIB en route to the Corryvreckan (Excursion from Islay)

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Picture of two larger islands with some smaller islands in front seen across a sound between the islands and the mainland
Northern Jura and Scarba from a RIB en route to the Corryvreckan (Excursion from Islay)

A view from a Venture West RIB leaving from Crinan on the way to the famous Corryvreckan whirlpool on a sunny April afternoon. On the left the northern end of Jura, on the right Scarba, the Gulf of Corryvreckan between them. The smaller islands in the foreground are Eilean na h-Eairne, Eilean na Cille and Garbh Rèisa.

White waters in the Corryvreckan Whirlpool off Scarba (Excursion from Islay)

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Picture of a whirlpool in a gulf between two islands
White waters in the Corryvreckan Whirlpool off Scarba (Excursion from Islay)

One of the best excursions from Islay, a visit to the Corryvreckan Whirlpool in the Gulf of Corryvreckan between Jura and Scarba. Some nice white water whirling while the whirlpool is running.

Wave and spray in the Corryvreckan (Excursion from Islay)

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Picture of a breaking wave with spray in a whirlpool in a gulf between two islands
Wave and spray in the Corryvreckan (Excursion from Islay)

This is a fairly small wave in the Corryvreckan, at other times much bigger ones can be spotted. I still thought it was photogenic with the rocky shoreline of Scarba in the background. What do you think?