MV Isle of Islay in the Sound of Islay (with Jura in the background)

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Picture of the Calmac ferry MV Isle of Islay in beautiful April afternoon sunshine
MV Isle of Islay in the Sound of Islay (with Jura in the background)

After first spotting her from Claggain Bay I saw the new ferry MV Isle of Islay again the next day. While on the MV Finlaggan waiting to depart to Kennacraig I got this great view of her in the Sound of Islay with the coastline of Jura in the background.

Jura hills across the Sound of Islay from Port Askaig

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Picture of a view across a sound between two island to a hilly rural landscape
Jura hills across the Sound of Islay from Port Askaig

Looking across the Sound of Islay from a ferry moored at Port Askaig to the hills and mountains in the south of Jura. The famous Paps of Jura on the left with Beinn a’Chaolais closest to us, Beinn an Oir to the left of it. I’m not sure of the hills in the centre and to the right, I think Glas Bheinn and Dubh Beinn will be among them. Also Feolin Ferry, the landing for the Jura ferry, at the shore on the right.

Colourful clouds over Port Askaig seen from a ferry in the Sound of Islay

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Picture of a tiny coastal village with a ferry terminal seen from the water under some colourful clouds
Colourful clouds over Port Askaig seen from a ferry in the Sound of Islay

A view from a departing ferry on a November afternoon in the Sound of Islay, looking over Port Askaig under some dramatic and colourful clouds