In the first three years when we visited Islay we stayed in Carraig Fhada B&B, The Byre Cottage in Carnduncan and in 2006 Lyndon Cottage in Ballygrant. Being on the "Port Askaig" side of the …
Islay Birding
Looking back at my visits and time on Islay as a resident I notice that so many things have changed. People arrived on the island from elsewhere, started businesses and made a lasting impression on …
Welcome Evenings
Visitor Welcome Evening on Islay I already wrote about the friendly Ileach, as the locals are called. One of the ways to welcome new visitors to Islay in the first decade we visited was a Visitor …
The Start of Islay Info
Islay Online Presence After our first visit to Islay I was genuinely interested in everything Islay and I tried to find as much information online as possible. However, the only more or less …
Tarbert and Kennacraig
Glasgow to Kennacraig When we visited Islay we (almost) always drove via Glasgow along loch Lomond, the Rest and be Thankful and Loch Fyne with a stop at Loch Fyne Oysters. The latter is an …
First Islay Visit
Waiting on the Ferry In anticipation we await the Islay Ferry at Kennacraig. We just arrived from from Beauly in the Highlands where we got married. And now, after reading so much about Islay, …
