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Rainy wait in Port Askaig, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a view out of a car in a rain, a man in a kilt walking past

In a way the right weather to leave Islay, if it’s pouring with rain I think it makes it slightly easier to go. This is from a departure a few years ago, waiting in the car to board the ferry in Port Askaig in pouring rain.

MV Eilean Dhiura and MV Isle of Arran in Port Askaig, Isle of Islay

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Picture of two ferries tied up in a ferry portThe Jura ferry and a former Islay ferry, the MV Isle of Arran, waiting for their next crossings in Port Askaig.

 

MV Isle of Arran arriving in Port Askaig, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a Calmac ferry arriving at an island ferry portHaving travelled up the Sound of Islay the MV Isle of Arran, Islay ferry for many years, is arriving in Port Askaig. Islay lifeboat on the left.