The wreck of the Wyre Majestic in 1998, Isle of Islay

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Picture of the wreck of a fishing trawler stranded on a rocky shoreOne of my oldest Islay pictures, taken during my very first visit to Islay in July 1998 (before digital cameras, scanned from a print). The Wyre Majestic ran aground at Rubha a’ Mhail near Bunnahabhain in October 1974, opposite the Paps of Jura on the other side of the Sound of Islay.

This is how the remains of the wreck looked almost 20 years later in April 2017.

Eagle near Dunlossit House, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a Golden Eagle flying past a flag pole surrounded by treesEagles are big birds, but nature is even bigger, far bigger. So to spot one you still need to look quite closely to see it. Here’s one spotted from the ferry travelling up the Sound of Islay to Port Askaig, flying past Dunlossit House (not in the picture. The flag pole is in the grounds, at the foot of it one of the old cannons).

Lunch at An Cladach bothy, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a group of walkers enjoying their lunch outside a small bothySome Islay walking week walkers enjoying their lunch outside An Cladach bothy, overlooking the Sound of Islay (not in the picture, for it is behind the photographer)