Island 8, Islay, 24th June

At Bowmore Harbour

My favourite tipple.  Lovely to be here

Chilling Islay,  Port Askaig

Biked Islay today with Anne Tavendale. We had such a lovely day exploring some of the roads and distilleries, of which there are eight.

Choice of ferries

One of them, Bowmore,  sits in the oldest planned village in Scotland - it dates from 1768. It has a round church so that there are no corners for the devil to hide in. The distillery here is the second oldest in Scotland.  Lovely drink,  though my favourite remains Bruichladdich.

It's a perfect island for cycling.