Friday 17th Feb. Janet’s flight to Islay Airport was due at 5:55 pm. It was a grim looking day.
Toby and I stopped for a sandwich at the Jura Hotel on our way to the ferry. There’s a painting in the bar featuring many of the local characters that lived on the island when it was painted twenty or thirty years ago. Note the hand on the mermaid’s bum.
The rain beat down as we waited for the ferry across to Islay.
And it bucketed down as I stopped to shop at Port Ellen’s Co-op.
We drove through Brigend towards Port Charlotte and stopped for a windy walk so Toby could have a wee.
Despite strong winds and poor visibility Janet’s flight was only a few minutes late. It takes 25 minutes to drive from the airport to Port Askaig for the ferry back to Jura. The last ferry was due to leave in 25 minutes so we had a speedy drive across the island to try and catch it. I’d brought sleeping bags in case of we were forced to have an overnight sleep in the ferry car park.
The ferry was just packing up when we arrived but they took us across.
It was great to bet back on the island with Janet. We celebrated with a curry and a pint at the Jura Hotel.
Saturday 18th Feb.The following day was wet and windy. Janet and Toby were caught in a ferocious hailstorm on the beach. Janet had to pick Toby up to protect him from the hailstones. Meanwhile, I was watching Sunderland beat Arsenal in an FA Cup match. The storm passed quickly and they arrived back wet and battered but still in one piece.
A power cut early evening meant watching a DVD on my laptop and going to bed early.
Sunday 19th. Power was still off when we awoke so I went over to Iain’s house to check the trip switch. The trip was down so I flicked it up and we soon had the kettle and the heating back on. The lighting from the sunrise was incredible this morning. A warm orange glow was lighting up the sheep and highland cattle at the back of Iain’s croft. I dashed back indoors but in the two minutes it took to get my camera, the light had gone. V annoying. I snapped a couple of semi-orange shots anyway.
The sun came out late morning and we had a fantastic walk to the far end of the beach. The scenery was amazing.
I insisted on taking a photo of Janet on Joe's rock despite the tide being in.
Here we are on the same rock in November 2010
We decided to explore a bit further and see what was around the headland...
But you'll have to read my next blog to find out what exciting creature we spotted because this blog won't let me upload any more photos - not sure why!
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