Walkers leaving Beinn a’ Chaolais, Isle of Jura

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Picture of a group of walkers leaving the summit of a mountain
Walkers leaving Beinn a’ Chaolais, Isle of Jura

After a nice rest and lunch at the summit of Beinn a’ Chaolais it was time to descend and return to Islay from the first visit to the summit of one of the Paps of Jura during an Islay walking week.

MV Finlaggan and lots of ropes in Port Askaig, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a modern ferry in a sound between two islands, lots of ropes on a pier in the foreground
MV Finlaggan and lots of ropes in Port Askaig, Isle of Islay

I’m not sure what all the ropes were for (I’m guessing one of the fishing boats?), I just thought they provide a nice foreground to the MV Finlaggan arriving in Port Askaig at the Sound of Islay

Northern Sound of Islay from Beinn Dubh (2)

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Picture of a view over a sound between two islands from the slopes of a hill
Northern Sound of Islay from Beinn Dubh (2)

A view north from somewhere half way up Beinn Dubh on the east of Islay. Islay on the left, Jura with the Paps of Jura on the right and the Sound of Islay between them. Taken during a beautiful sunny walk in April 2019.