Ferry arriving in Port Askaig in 2002, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a ferry arriving in a small ferry portThe MV Hebridean Isles arriving at Port Askaig in 2002, well before the pier was redeveloped.

 

Port Askaig works in 2004, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a small harbour with a new road being built into the hill behind itPort Askaig changed dramatically in the last decade with a new road, waiting area and car park blasted into the rocks behind the ferry terminal. This picture was taken from the Islay ferry while the work was under way in 2004 to carve the space into the rocks.

 

Bunnahabhain and the Wyre Majestic, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a coastal distillery with the wreck of a fishing trawler on a nearby shore

A view from the ferry travelling up the Sound of Islay towards Colonsay, just as Bunnahabhain distillery comes into view. On the left the remains of the wreck of the Wyre Majestic, slowly rusting away in the harsh conditions.