Port Ellen buoy, distillery and maltings, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a green buoy in a bay with a distillery and maltings on the shore. Also a motorboat passing.
Port Ellen buoy, distillery and maltings, Isle of Islay

A view from the arriving Islay ferry, the well known Port Ellen buoy right in front of us. On the shore the old Port Ellen distillery and maltings. On the right a motorboat we spotted earlier.

The Thalassa anchored off Port Ellen distillery and maltings, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a tall ship anchored off a distillery and maltings
The Thalassa anchored off Port Ellen distillery and maltings, Isle of Islay

A view of the Thalassa (a regular Islay visitor) from the arriving ferry, Port Ellen maltings and Port Ellen distillery in the background.

Yacht Drum anchored off Port Ellen maltings and distillery, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a large sailing yacht anchored off an old distillery and modern maltings
Yacht Drum anchored off Port Ellen maltings and distillery, Isle of Islay

As of writing this the SY Drum isn’t sailing any more, but it was back in 2010 it was still in action. Here it is anchored at Port Ellen in front of the old distillery and the maltings, seen from the arriving ferry.