Tag Archives: Port Askaig

Islay and Jura in Argyll and Bute

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Picture of a view across a sound between two islands, a ferry with Argyll and Bute written on it in the foregroundIs the Jura ferry pointing out that Islay and Jura are in Argyll and Bute?

Obsession in Port Askaig, Isle of Islay

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Obsession in Port Askaig, Isle of Islay I don’t know if the Obsession is a local Islay boat or if she was visiting (if you know please leave a note in the comments), but I quite like the name. Also note the RNLI lifeboat in the background.

Blustery passage in the Sound of Islay

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Picture of a view from a ferry travelling down a sound between two islands on a blustery day A view from the MV Hebridean Isles travelling down the Sound of Islay on a blustery day. Dunlossit Castle and Port Askaig as well as Jura ferry crossing the sound are visible in the middle distance. Behind it Sgarbh Breac, at 364m the highest hill in the north of Islay, can be spotted.