Isle of Islay Scotland http://isleofislay.posterous.com Information, blogs and images from the Scottish Isle of Islay posterous.com Sat, 15 May 2010 10:13:16 -0700 Goodbye to Old Islay Friends http://isleofislay.posterous.com/goodbye-to-old-islay-friends http://isleofislay.posterous.com/goodbye-to-old-islay-friends

This morning we waved off a couple of good friends at Port Ellen, they are called Penny and Ken, a charming elderly couple from Wales, who have visited Islay every year for the last 23 years. We met them for the first time around four years ago and we have been in contact with them ever since. Later on we visited Christine Logan and her mother Lily at Caol Ila in what we believe is the most beautifully situated cottage on Islay, on the shore of the Sound of Islay next to the distillery. In the afternoon we had a wee beach walk at Black Rock. Again a mostly sunny and very pleasant day on Islay especially given the fact that someone we met today was kind enough to give me a bottle of Laphroaig 18yr old!

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Mon, 10 May 2010 12:14:12 -0700 Blackrock Memorial Plaque and Beach at Port Ban http://isleofislay.posterous.com/blackrock-memorial-plaque-and-beach-at-port-b http://isleofislay.posterous.com/blackrock-memorial-plaque-and-beach-at-port-b

I have visited the new memorial plaque at Blackrock today. This plaque is a memorial for the Sunderland Flying boat that crashed and exploded at this very site killing most of the crew members. Afterwards we sat on the beach at Port Ban enjoying the views over Loch Indaal.

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