Ferry powering through the waves en route to Islay

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Picture of a Calmac ferry pushing through waves and into the sunshine ahead
Ferry powering through the waves en route to Islay

A crossing to Islay on the MV Finlaggan in April 2026. Jura on the right, Islay ahead in the bright low evening sun. The ferry powering through the waves, sending spray up into the air.

On a dark November evening ferry to Islay

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Picture of a view from a ferry on a dark night
On a dark November evening ferry to Islay

A dark November afternoon turning to evening, looking down from MV Finlaggan on to the water rushing past while we’re on the way to Islay

MV Finlaggan berthing in Port Askaig, Isle of Islay

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Picture of the Calmac ferry MV Finlaggan berthing at a pier in a sound between two islands
MV Finlaggan berthing in Port Askaig, Isle of Islay

A regular view for over a decade now, the Calmac ferry MV Finlaggan berthing in Port Askaig on the Sound of Islay (although with the new ferries coming on line hopefully over the next 6-9 months this will probably be over soon). Picture taken mid June 2025 when I was picking up my sister Imke from the ferry.