MV Finlaggan and lots of ropes in Port Askaig, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a modern ferry in a sound between two islands, lots of ropes on a pier in the foreground
MV Finlaggan and lots of ropes in Port Askaig, Isle of Islay

I’m not sure what all the ropes were for (I’m guessing one of the fishing boats?), I just thought they provide a nice foreground to the MV Finlaggan arriving in Port Askaig at the Sound of Islay

From a rainy ferry crossing to Islay

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Picture of a wet ferry window in the rain
From a rainy ferry crossing to Islay

A rainy day for a ferry crossing to Islay a while back. Rain running down one of the windows in the cafeteria of the MV Finlaggan.

Ferry on the approach to Port Askaig, Isle of Islay

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Picture of the bow of a ferry as it approaches an island port
Ferry on the approach to Port Askaig, Isle of Islay

An April evening, the MV Finlaggan approaching Port Askaig, Dunlossit House visible high above the Sound of Islay.