Scot Isles meets Hebridean Isles in the Sound of Islay

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Picture of a ship called Scot Isles passing a ship called Hebridean Isles
Scot Isles meets Hebridean Isles in the Sound of Islay

Spotted in the Sound of Islay, the cargo ship Scot Isles meeting the Calmac ferry Hebridean Isles

Low evening clouds over McArthur’s Head, Isle of Islay

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Picture of low clouds over coastal hills above a lighthouse
Low evening clouds over McArthur’s Head, Isle of Islay

An evening ferry crossing to Islay, a distant view of McArthur’s Head lighthouse with some low clouds over the hills in the fading light.

Port Askaig from the pier panorama, Isle of Islay

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Panoramic picture of a small ferry port from an adjacent fishing pier
Port Askaig from the pier panorama, Isle of Islay

A panoramic view of Port Askaig at the Sound of Islay, seen from the small pier of the fishing harbour. The lifeboat at its moorings on the left. The MV Isle of Arran at the main pier (although she left soon after to make space for the arriving MV Hebridean Isles) and the MV Eilean Dhiura at the small pier. The Paps of Jura in the distance on the right.