Tag Archives: Sound of Islay

CEG Cosmos passing McArthur’s Head, Isle of Islay

Image

21

Picture of a small freighter passing a lighthouseSpotted from the Islay ferry, the CEG Cosmos passing below McArthur’s Head lighthouse at the southern end of the Sound of Islay.

McArthur’s Head lighthouse at last light, Isle of Islay

Image

11

Picture of a lighthouse in the failing evening light with its light flashingGuarding the southern end of the Sound of Islay, McArthur’s Head lighthouse flashing its light in the gloaming of an April evening. May be not the clearest picture, but I’m quite pleased that I managed to capture it at all, the light flashing, handheld from the moving ferry.

Barge and crane in the Sound of Islay

Image

4

Picture of a barge towing a crane in a sound between two islandsA slightly unusual visitor in the Sound of Islay, a barge towing a crane spotted from the Jura ferry. As for some reason they were travelling against the tide their speed over ground was very slow