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I had a walk on the Bunnahabhain road early this morning to practice my "wildlife photographing skills" when somebody stopped their car and lowered the window..... It was Gordon Yates and his wife, a lovely surprise. Later in the morning we left for Port Ellen and had a lovely time at the beach and around the village. The Port Ellen Hotel is progressing really well. Projected opening time is June, as in next month!! Port Ellen is quiet without the ferries coming in but lovely as ever. The afternoon was spent around the cottage and I went for a wee walk to my "favourite tree" near Ardnahoe. We had some more clouds in the afternoon but the weather is still gorgeous. If all goes well we will be heading for Jura tomorrow. Have a nice evening!

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Tue, 19 Oct 2010 13:13:09 -0700 Another Great Day on Islay - Mainly at Port Ellen and Laphroaig http://isleofislay.posterous.com/another-great-day-on-islay-mainly-at-port-ell http://isleofislay.posterous.com/another-great-day-on-islay-mainly-at-port-ell

It was another fine day on Islay. It started with a beautiful sunrise and a rainbow and later on we visited Dunlossit Estate office where we found out that the last piggies left Islay last week. They will be missed! Then we found ourselves in and around Port Ellen where we had a couple of wee walks. Annika spent some time on the swings next to Ramsay Hall, I have been inside the Screen Machine for the first time which was nice. We have visited Laphroaig Distillery, seen many Geese at the head of Loch Indaal and in the afternoon we went to see the Hastings family in Port Charlotte where we had a great time and dinner! What a wonderful day it was as you can see from the images J

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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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Wed, 12 May 2010 02:11:19 -0700 Greetings from Kilnaughton Bay Islay http://isleofislay.posterous.com/greetings-from-kilnaughton-bay-islay http://isleofislay.posterous.com/greetings-from-kilnaughton-bay-islay
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Yesterday was another great day, we met friends at Sornbank in the morning and spent the rest of the day taking things easy. In the afternoon we spent some time at Port Ellen and Kilnaughton Bay. Today more lovely spring weather so hopefully more nice images tonight or tomorrow morning.

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