Full rainbow over Port Ellen panorama, Isle of Islay

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Panoramic picture of a full rainbow over a coastal village with a small marina

Sometimes a delay can have unexpected benefits: Arriving with the MV Finlaggan for a June holiday on Islay the mezzanine car deck got stuck, delaying me getting off the ferry. When I finally got off I spotted an old friend and stopped to have a chat with him. While we were chatting the clouds broke up and shortly after he had to leave this beautiful full rainbow appeared over Port Ellen. In a way it’s even more than a full rainbow, as it was reflected/mirrored in the calm water.

The road to the pot of gold, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a single track road leading into the distance towards a rainbow

Otherwise also known as the B8018. Which might just take the driver of the black car to the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. Or not, as the case may be.

Rainbow over the red Sanaigmore phone box, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a red phone box at a single track road with a rainbow aboveProbably the best known and most photographed red phone box on Islay, the one at the Sanaigmore/ Loch Gorm B8018 road junction. Here I was lucky enough to capture it with a bonus rainbow after a passing rain shower. Carnduncan in the background.