MV Hebridean Isles approaching Port Askaig, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a ferry approaching along a sound between two islands, a lighthouse in the distanceA view of the Calmac ferry MV Hebridean Isles approaching Port Askaig along the Sound of Islay. In the distance McArthur’s Head lighthouse at the southern end of the sound.

Leaving Islay on a rainy day

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Picture of a view from a ferry on a rainy dayA view back to Port Askaig from the shelter of the lounge of the departing Islay ferry. Leaving Islay is never easy, but on a day where it’s pouring it down it’s a tiny fraction easier than on a sunny day.

 

Port Askaig in thick fog, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a coastal landscape with two houses in thick fogA view from the ferry travelling up the Sound of Islay from Port Askaig to Colonsay. Thick fog reduced visibility quite a lot, you could only just make out the houses on the shore.