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29. Juli 2019

Whiskey-tour on Islay

Last hike on Rathlin Island before we went to bed very early for sailing of the next day around 4a.m. to catch the tide

Gannets crossing our path

Just when we arrivede at Port Ellen the big ferry ship came up...

... and we had to slow down and let her pass.

Lovely bay of Port Ellen

Seals seeking for cooling - with 23° its quiet warm

What a nice surprise - we met the crew from Fredrika, the first other Swiss sailing boat. While waiting for departure, the two girls went up to our crows nest

After a quick supper together it was already time to say good-bye...

... so they could catch the wind to head towards Belfast

The next day we unloaded our cycles and went of to the trail of whiskey-distilleries

At Laphroaig, the first one on the trail, we went for a tour to learn how the booze is made

Peat stove, to give the grains the smoky taste

Inside the smoking chamber

The huge chambers for distillation

Storing place for the next ten years

Saying good-bye after a tasting of vorios products...

...and taking off for the next one

Arriving at Lagavulin distillery

This time without a tour - only a tasting

On the way to the next distillery

Ardbeg, our favourite place with smooth whiskey and fine food

Cycling further northeast to reach an old church

With the famous, 1'300 years old Kildalton Christian cross

Taking a break on the lawn beside rabbits before cycling back the 12 kilometers

The next day we went by bus to Port Askaig to check out the strong current of the sound of Islay where we like to sail the next day

Strong currents, the ferry has a hard time to ross against the tidal stream

Walk along the west coast of Islay

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