Tag Archives: Sound of Islay

Walkers view on the way to the Sound of Islay

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Picture of a group of walkers having briefly stopped above a sound between two islands
Walkers view on the way to the Sound of Islay

A memory from the Islay walking week in April 2014, the walkers taking a short break to enjoy the view to the Sound of Islay and the Paps of Jura.

Moody November morning at the Sound of Islay

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Picture of a cloudy morning with the sun just starting to break through at a sound between two islands
Moody November morning at the Sound of Islay

A moody November morning at the Sound of Islay, waiting on the ferry to depart for a day out in Jura. The Islay lifeboat (in the shade on the right) ready for its next callout.

Passing McArthur’s Head under low clouds, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a view back from a ferry to an island under low clouds
Passing McArthur’s Head under low clouds, Isle of Islay

A departure from Islay a while ago. Low clouds hanging over the Sound of Islay, giving it an almost mystical atmosphere. Not much too see of McArthur’s Head with the lighthouse and the hills behind though….