Islay - Kennacraig to Port Ellen and the first walk.

Well Tom and Steve are off up to Islay for a week in glorious weather; some of us have to work!
A flat crossing and then a walk 'around the block' from the cottage in Portnahaven.

The ferry to Port Ellen
 Left - McArthur’s lighthouse and right guillemots.

Top Left: The Oa in cloud
 Top Right: Port Charlotte Lighthouse
Bottom: Portnahaven

Left: cormorants in front of the lighthouse.
Bottom middle: juvenile wheater, bottom right; comic tern.

Top (left to right): hedgerow including purple loosestrife, pyramidal orchid, red campion and bog pimpernel.
Bottom (left to right): thrift and bog cotton.

Burnet moth, common blue on bell heather, a rather tatty painted lady and a small tortoiseshell on ragwort.