Waterfall on the northwest shore of the Isle of Skye


Cruise ship off the Isle of Skye


Neist Point lighthouse, Isle of Skye


Neist Point lighthouse, Isle of Skye


Neist Point lighthouse, Isle of Skye


Waterfalls of every size and height


Macleod's Maidens at the mouth of Loch Bracadale, Isle of Skye


Steep cliff shoreline of Wiay Island, Loch Bracadale


The rugged Cuillin Hills on the SW side of the Isle of Skye, as seen from Loch Harport


Pilgrim in Carbost, Loch Harport, Isle of Skye, near the Talisker Distillery


Carbost, Isle of Skye


Talisker Distillery, Isle of Skye


Pilgrim in Loch Harport, Isle of Skye


The head of Loch Harport, Isle of Skye


Storm brewing in Loch Harport, Isle of Skye


Piper from Ontario, Canada at the Talisker Distillery


Bridge over the stream flowing by the Talisker Distillery, Isle of Skye


VIP arrival at Talisker Distillery


Talisker warehouse. Most maturing is done on mainland. This is for the tourists


The closest we could get to photograph the Talisker stills


Tax is payable as soon as the barrel leaves the warehouse


Cuillin Hills shrouded in clouds


Skye sheep


The head of Loch Harport, as seen from high in the hills above Carbost (Pilgrim is sailboat with 2 masts)


3 classic beauties


Lobster traps on the quay at Carbost, no longer in use by Talisker Distillery


Narrow gague rails used to transport whiskey barrels to the boats in bygone days (Talisker Distillery)


Lobster and whiskey are the current economic drivers


Kevin in his molded plastic sea kayak in Loch Harport, Isle of Skye


Cuillins with a fog bank in the valley, Isle of Skye


The Inn and Pub in Carbost, Isle of Skye


Sailing off the southwest shore of Skye in a downpour


Loch Scresort, Rhum. The ferry slipway


Storm clouds building over Rhum. Pilgrim preparing for Force 11 storm (55-63 knots of wind)


Kinloch Castle, at the head of Loch Scresort, on Rhum


Three wild red deer in the hills


Sunset on Rhum before the big storm


Moonrise over Rhum


The other sailboat anchored in Loch Scresort, Rhum, during the big storm


Kinloch Castle, Loch Scresort, Rhum


The trailor was stuck on the ramp due to the sharp angle with the dock, Loch Scresort, Rhum


Pilgrim at rest in Tobermory


Tobermory neighborhood watch


Tobermory colour


Tobermory Distillery


Tobermory main street


water for the distillery (note the peaty colour)


Jane making a Gavin call


Tobermory sand castles


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Rainbow over Tobermory Harbour


Main street at harbour level and Argyll Terrace above, Tobermory, Isle of Mull


Single land road for two-way traffic. Something's gotta give


Bunessan, a small village on the main road on the SW coast of Isle of Mull; on our way to Iona


So why did the chicken cross the road ... to make the bus driver stop


Must be a North American rental car, trying to pull over to the right (and really annoying the bus driver)


Just in case you wanted to know, the sheep do have right-of-way


Sand beach at Fionnhort on Isle of Mull at the ferry dock for Iona


Iona Ferry ... it took some of the mystery out of the Island


Ferry to Staffa from Fionnphort on Isle of Mull


Sound of Iona. Dark-hulled sailboat is at anchor in a fairly strong current


The rocky shoreline of Iona


Argyll Hotel on Iona


Local fishing boats at Martyr's Bay, Iona, looking northeast torward the Isle of Mull


The Abbey (in the background) and houses at Martyrs' Bay, Iona


Houses along Martys' Bay, Iona


The Nunnery south range ruins, Iona


The cloister, Nunnery ruins, Iona


The church ruin, the Nunnery, Iona


The chapel of the church, Nunnery ruin, Iona


The Nunnery ruins, Iona


The wall around the Nunnery ruins, Iona


Teampull Rònain at the Nunnery ruins, Iona


Iona's Parish Church, 1828 ... where sheep may safely graze


A chia-pet gone wrong


MacLean's Cross, Iona


Dùn I, the highest point on Iona


Brian at the Nunnery ruin on Iona


Sailboat anchored off the east shore of Iona, Isle of Mull in the background


View from Dùn I, the highest point on Iona, looking NE towards Staffa


Brian and Jane at the summit of Dùn I, the highest point on Iona


The downwards trek from Dùn I, Iona


Brian on the summit of Dùn I, Iona


The Abby on Iona


Question is ... who is training who?


St. Oran’s Chapel surrounded by ancient burials in Reilig Odhráin


The west face of St. Martin's Cross is carved with scenes from the Bible, 8th century


This medieval street is the extension into the abbey of the "street of the dead," the roadway running from the Monks' landing place at Martyrs' Bay to Reilig Odhráin, the graveyard


The east face of St. Martin's Cross sculpted from a single slab of stone imported from the Argyll mainland sometime between 750 and 800


Replica of St. John's Cross


Interior of St. Columba's Shrine, a small chapel to the left of the west door into the church, restored in 1962


St. Columba's Shrine, a small chapel to the left of the west door into the church, restored in 1962


The cloister, the abbey, Iona


Sculpture in the middle of the cloister, the abbey, Iona


The cloister, the Abbey, Iona


Sculture detail, the cloister, the abbey, Iona


The font in the nave, giften in 1913, made from Iona marble, the abbey, Iona


The nave, the abbey, Iona


The crossing, the abbey, Iona


The master mason, Donaldus O Brolchan, looking down from the east crossing arch


The alter, the abbey, Iona


Carving detail, the choir, the abbey, Iona


Bishop's House ruin, Iona


Remains of the St.John's Cross, Abbey Museum, Iona


Abbey Museum, Iona


the Abbey, Iona


Seaside garden, Iona


Bishop's House, Iona


Beach at Iona


Ferry arrival platform at Iona


Looking for lunch, Iona


Fishing boat in Tobermory Harbour


Fog lifting over Tobermory Harbour


Tobermory Harbour as seen from Argyll Terrace


Aros Park, Tobermory, Isle of Mull


Aros Park, Tobermory, Isle of Mull


Aros Park, Tobermory, Isle of Mull


Freedom sailboat anchored at the south end of the harbour at Tobermory, near the mussel farm


Aros Park, Tobermory, Isle of Mull


Aros Park, Tobermory, Isle of Mull


Tobermory from the south end of the harbour


Aros Park, Tobermory, Isle of Mull


Aros Park, Tobermory, Isle of Mull


Aros Park, Tobermory, Isle of Mull


Robin in Aros Park, Tobermory, Isle of Mull


Aros Park, Tobermory, Isle of Mull


Moonlight over Tobermory harbour


Duart Castle, Isle of Mull


Overfalls (the ripple in the water) at the south end of the Sound of Mull


Pilgrim at Oban Marina


McCaig's Tower, Oban


Downtown Oban


Tasting Chart, Oban Distillery


Oban at dusk with a full moon


30 knot winds with a strong current near the Gulf of Corryvreckan


Basking shark off the west coast of the Isle of Jura


Anchorage in Loch Tarbert, Ilse of Jura


Raised beaches on Isle of Jura