Tag Archives: Jura

Imke returning from a walk to the north of Islay

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Picture of a woman on a hilly landscape with a sound between two islands in the distance
Imke returning from a walk to the north of Islay

A memory from a walk to the far north of Islay with my sister Imke in June 2013. We had walked from Bunnahabbhain along the Sound of Islay to Rhuvaal lighthouse. From the lighthouse we followed the coast west to Bàgh an Dà Dhoruis. After lunch on the beach we continued towards the raised beaches before turning south east and returning to Bunnahabhain over the low hills west of Sgarbh Breac (where I took this picture of my sister enjoying the views over the Sound of Islay and Jura with the Paps of Jura)

Autumn evening mood at Loch Tarbert (2), Isle of Jura

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Picture of a sea loch in some dramatic evening light under a mostly cloudy sky
Autumn evening mood at Loch Tarbert (2), Isle of Jura

I’m not sure if I took this picture of Loch Tarbert on Islay’s neighbour Jura before or after the other version I shared earlier. Either way, I like both versions, taken on a day trip to Jura in November a couple of years ago.

Overcast June evening at the Bay of Small Isles panorama, Isle of Jura

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Panoramic picture of a small beach along a bay with a few small island on an overcast summer evening
Overcast June evening at the Bay of Small Isles panorama, Isle of Jura

An overcast evening on Islay’s neighbour Jura, my first evening of a week on Jura in June 2019. I enjoyed a drink out on the beach in front of the cottage in Craighouse I was staying in. Until the midges arrived….