Tag Archives: Port Askaig

Port Askaig Brae and the Paps of Jura on a sunny April day, Isle of Islay

Image

Reply
Picture of a road leading down a hillside to a sound between two islands, two mountains covered in scree on the other island
Port Askaig Brae and the Paps of Jura on a sunny April day, Isle of Islay

Probably one of the best driving views on Islay, the view from Port Askaig Brae. Especially on a clear sunny day with the amazing views of two of the Paps of Jura (the third is hiding behind them), Beinn a’ Chaolais and Beinn an Oir. The Sound of Islay between Islay and Jura just below the bend.

MV Isle of Islay passing Dunlossit House at the Sound of Islay

Image

Reply
Picture of the Calmac ferry MV Isle of Islay passing a baronial mansion in some mild April evening light
MV Isle of Islay passing Dunlossit House at the Sound of Islay

Watched from the MV Finlaggan on the way to Kennacraig, the new ferry MV Isle of Islay passing Dunlossit House while arriving at Port Askaig.

MV Isle of Islay in the Sound of Islay (with Jura in the background)

Image

1
Picture of the Calmac ferry MV Isle of Islay in beautiful April afternoon sunshine
MV Isle of Islay in the Sound of Islay (with Jura in the background)

After first spotting her from Claggain Bay I saw the new ferry MV Isle of Islay again the next day. While on the MV Finlaggan waiting to depart to Kennacraig I got this great view of her in the Sound of Islay with the coastline of Jura in the background.