MV Isle of Arran leaving Port Ellen, Isle of Islay

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Picture of the Calmac ferry MV Isle of Arran cruising out of a bay with a rocky shore
MV Isle of Arran leaving Port Ellen, Isle of Islay

An overcast June early morning in Port Ellen, the MV Isle of Arran leaving Islay for a crossing to Kennacraig on the mainland with my sister Imke on board (I think she had gone inside by then, so not visible on deck)

MV Isle of Arran leaving Port Ellen on a June morning, Isle of Islay

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Picture of the CALMAC ferry MV Isle of Arran cruising on a calm sea behind some low rocks
MV Isle of Arran leaving Port Ellen on a June morning, Isle of Islay

A June morning in Port Ellen, the MV Isle of Arran has just departed for the early morning crossing to Kennacraig on the Scottish mainland. Here we catch a last glimpse of her passing the small rocky islands off Port Ellen.

Islay ferry MV Isle of Arran below the Paps of Jura, seen from Gigha

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Picture of a Calmac ferry below some impressive mountains on a cloudy day
Islay ferry MV Isle of Arran below the Paps of Jura, seen from Gigha

I think I took this picture from Creag Bhàn, the highest hill on Gigha. The view is across the Sound of Jura to the Paps of Jura with the Islay ferry MV Isle of Arran en route from Port Askaig to Kennacraig on the mainland. How tiny the ferry looks below the towering mountains.