The first of September already, time flies, and while I am already preparing our next Islay Trip in September (27 September to 8 October) I am reading about other people's experiences on this magnificent island. Today I ran into a new website with a travelogue and pictures from Islay, which is the homepage of the German Schobert Family who spent their summer holidays on Islay in 2006 and 2007. They have created two photo galleries on their website, one from 2006 and one from 2007. The photo galleries have English comments but the rest of the site is in German. Besides pictures of their three kids they have a lot of interesting pictures from Islay which are worth having a look.
Port Ellen and Leodamais Bay seen from Frederick Crescent
They also have a travelogue on their site as well and I know a few words of German so here's a little translation: their holiday on Islay lasted almost three weeks, which is a considerable length compared to a lot of other people. They arrived on Islay on August 22nd and left on September 12 and stayed in a cottage near Nerabus. The rest of the travelogue tells about their trips, walks and the great time they had on Islay. They end with the following sentence:
'Ein schöner Urlaub ist zu Ende. Eines wissen wir aber ganz genau: Islay wird uns wieder sehen...'
Which means so much as: 'A wonderful holiday has ended. But one thing we are very sure about: Islay will see us again'
Islay Weblog
http://blog.islayinfo.com/article.php/islay_summer_holidays