Bowmore from the OK Rock, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a coastal village seen across a sea loch from a shore with a rock with OK painted on it
Bowmore from the OK Rock, Isle of Islay

A view from Shore Street in Port Charlotte on the Rhinns of Islay. The OK Rock in the foreground, across Loch Indaal we can see Bowmore in the distance. Taken on a mostly cloudy very early December morning in 2023.

Ship passing the OK rock at night, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a ship passing a rock with OK painted on it at night
Ship passing the OK rock at night, Isle of Islay

I’m not sure what the ship was called, but this is one of the oil tankers delivering oil to Islay at Bruichladdich pier. Here we see it leaving, passing Port Charlotte with the OK rock just visible bottom right. Some of the lights of Bowmore visible in the distance on the left.

Waves splashing over the OK rock off Port Charlotte, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a small rock with the letters OK painted on it just off a rocky shore, waves splashing over the rock
Waves splashing over the OK rock off Port Charlotte, Isle of Islay

An overcast November afternoon on the Rhinns of Islay, a hazy view over Loch Indaal. In front of us Port Charlotte’s OK rock, just a few feet off the rocky shore.