Port Askaig from the pier panorama, Isle of Islay

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Panoramic picture of a small ferry port from an adjacent fishing pier
Port Askaig from the pier panorama, Isle of Islay

A panoramic view of Port Askaig at the Sound of Islay, seen from the small pier of the fishing harbour. The lifeboat at its moorings on the left. The MV Isle of Arran at the main pier (although she left soon after to make space for the arriving MV Hebridean Isles) and the MV Eilean Dhiura at the small pier. The Paps of Jura in the distance on the right.

Islay ferry crossing into the sun

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Picture of a view from the bow of a ferry travelling towards the low sun
Islay ferry crossing into the sun

A memory from a ferry crossing to Islay many years ago. Cruising into the bright sunshine, another ferry coming the other way.

Loch Leòdamais panorama, Isle of Islay

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Panoramic picture of a coastal village around a small sea loch (bay)A panoramic view of Loch Leòdamais in the centre of the Port Ellen on the south coast of Islay. Taken from opposite the pier (with the MV Isle of Arran berthed) back in 2006, before the pier as well as the Islay Hotel were rebuilt.