Walkers approaching Beinn a’Chaolais, Isle of Jura

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Picture of a group of walkers approaching a mountain they plan to climbDuring the Islay walking week 2013 we climbed Beinn a’Chaolais, at the 733m the third highest of the Paps of Jura, in some wonderful sunshine. This is the approach from the south west, having walked in from the ferry.

 

Morning at Loch Indaal from the Monachs, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a view over fields to a sea lochA bright June morning view from the Monachs guesthouse, looking east over Loch Indaal. The Paps of Jura in the distance on the left, Laggan Point on the right.

 

Eilean a’Chuirn lighthouse from the Islay ferry

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Picture of a small lighthouse on an island, hills of another island in the backgroundOne of Islay’s lesser known lighthouses, the small light on Eilean a’Chuirn in the southern skerries. Jura in the background with one of the Paps almost hidden by the clouds. Picture courtesy of my sister Imke.