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Moody November morning at the Sound of Islay

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Picture of a cloudy morning with the sun just starting to break through at a sound between two islands
Moody November morning at the Sound of Islay

A moody November morning at the Sound of Islay, waiting on the ferry to depart for a day out in Jura. The Islay lifeboat (in the shade on the right) ready for its next callout.

Islay lifeboat at Port Askaig pier

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Picture of a RNLI lifeboat at a pier in a sound between two islands
Islay lifeboat at Port Askaig pier

Normally it’s moored at the other end of Port Askaig, below the old station, but on this sunny June afternoon the Islay lifeboat was tied up at the main pier.

Lifeboat and Dunlossit House at the Sound of Islay

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Picture of a RNLI lifeboat at its moorings with an old grand house above it, a sound between two islands stretching into the distanceSeen from the ferry departing from Port Askaig, the Islay lifeboat with Dunlossit House towering above it on the hillside. The Sound of Islay stretching out south into the distance.