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2011 Archives
All entries from 2011, listed in chronological order, oldest first:
January 2011, February 2011, March 2011, April 2011, May 2011, June 2011, July 2011, August 2011, September 2011, October 2011, November 2011, December 2011
January 2011
- 01/Jan/2011: Happy Islay New Year 2011
- 02/Jan/2011: Islay Blogging Roundup #150
- 03/Jan/2011: Kettle Rock off Islay (Video)
- 04/Jan/2011: Vintage Cars on/from Islay
- 05/Jan/2011: Carlos Gardel Statue in Bowmore, Islay
- 08/Jan/2011: Friday Saturday Islay Picture #178 - Walkers near Sanaigmore
- 09/Jan/2011: Islay Blogging Roundup #151
- 10/Jan/2011: Singing at Colonsay Ceilidh
- 11/Jan/2011: Islay Beach Pictures from Mary Westview
- 12/Jan/2011: Fishing Boat seen from Islay Ferry
- 13/Jan/2011: Christer's Islay Pictures
- 14/Jan/2011: Friday Islay Picture #179 - Caol Ila Distillery
- 15/Jan/2011: Islay on Wikipedia
- 16/Jan/2011: Islay Blogging Roundup #152
- 17/Jan/2011: Sailing around Islay and Jura with Therica
- 18/Jan/2011: Formel. With sounds from Islay.
- 19/Jan/2011: Craig Ferguson praises Islay (Whisky)
- 20/Jan/2011: Some interesting Colonsay links
- 21/Jan/2011: Friday Islay Picture #180 - Rocks and Footprints at Saligo Bay
- 22/Jan/2011: New Islay distillery panorama - Kilchoman
- 23/Jan/2011: Islay Blogging Roundup #153
- 24/Jan/2011: The sea floor around Port Ellen, Islay
- 25/Jan/2011: Another Islay Whisky Collector Website - Bowmore
- 26/Jan/2011: Do nothing on Islay for 3 minutes
- 28/Jan/2011: Friday Islay Picture #181 - Bowmore Distillery at Loch Indaal
- 29/Jan/2011: New Islay distillery panorama - Bowmore
- 30/Jan/2011: Islay Blogging Roundup #154
- 31/Jan/2011: Islay.com on eBay
February 2011
- 01/Feb/2011: Gate at Kildalton, Islay
- 02/Feb/2011: Islay Jazz Festival 2010 Video
- 03/Feb/2011: Islay after the storm and other pictures
- 04/Feb/2011: Friday Islay Picture #182 - Stones at Claggain Bay
- 05/Feb/2011: New Islay Distillery Panorama - Laphroaig
- 06/Feb/2011: Islay Blogging Roundup #155
- 07/Feb/2011: Quick Islay News Snippets
- 08/Feb/2011: Islay Walking Week 2011 Heads Up
- 09/Feb/2011: Ardberger's video tour of Port Ellen, Islay
- 10/Feb/2011: Islay.com doesn't sell
- 11/Feb/2011: Friday Islay Picture #183 - Lighthouse and Ferry
- 12/Feb/2011: WalkIslay 2011 Illustrated Programme & Map
- 13/Feb/2011: Islay Blogging Roundup #156
- 14/Feb/2011: Dreaming of Islay
- 15/Feb/2011: A Portrait of Gigha Island Life
- 16/Feb/2011: Islay Whisky Miniatures
- 17/Feb/2011: Sarah Brown's Jewellery Designs
- 18/Feb/2011: Friday Islay Picture #184 - Walkers on Islay
- 19/Feb/2011: New Islay Panorama - Lossit Bay April 2010
- 20/Feb/2011: Islay Blogging Roundup #157
- 21/Feb/2011: Islay Ferry Impressions Video
- 22/Feb/2011: Carl introduces Islay to the Germans
- 23/Feb/2011: Double Summertime for Islay?
- 24/Feb/2011: Islay Whisky Chocolate from Hotel Chocolat
- 25/Feb/2011: Friday Islay Picture #185 - Edinburgh v. Islay Rugby
- 26/Feb/2011: New Jura panorama, Beinn an Oir
- 27/Feb/2011: Islay Blogging Roundup #158
- 28/Feb/2011: Islay Wave Power Machine Video
March 2011
- 01/Mar/2011: Re-JIG Jura/Islay needs support
- 02/Mar/2011: Bruichladdich flicks the Switch for Biowaste
- 03/Mar/2011: Lagavulin Distillery Managers Video
- 04/Mar/2011: Friday Islay Picture #186 - Dog in Ballygrant Woods
- 05/Mar/2011: Another Jura panorama, Beinn Shiantaidh
- 06/Mar/2011: Islay Blogging Roundup #159
- 07/Mar/2011: Two Gaelic Speaking Ladies on Colonsay
- 08/Mar/2011: Graham Macfarlane's Islay Pictures
- 09/Mar/2011: Whisky and Crime on Islay
- 10/Mar/2011: Nice Pictures of the Eilean Dhiura
- 11/Mar/2011: Friday Islay Picture #187 - Highland Cattle and Sheep
- 12/Mar/2011: Islay Hotel Port Ellen Panorama Catch Up
- 13/Mar/2011: Islay Blogging Roundup #160
- 14/Mar/2011: Islay Distillery looking for Engineer
- 15/Mar/2011: Dark Woods on Gigha?
- 16/Mar/2011: A visit to An Cladach Bothy, Islay
- 17/Mar/2011: St. Patrick's Day with a Laphroaig
- 18/Mar/2011: Friday Islay Picture #188 - Saligo River and Saligo Bay
- 19/Mar/2011: New Islay Panorama, An Cladach Bothy
- 20/Mar/2011: Islay Blogging Roundup #161
- 21/Mar/2011: David McSporran's Paps of Jura Pictures
- 22/Mar/2011: Islay, South Dakota
- 23/Mar/2011: Gordon's Islay Distillery Pictures
- 24/Mar/2011: Dutch Islay, Jura and Arran Island Hopping Video
- 25/Mar/2011: Friday Islay Picture #189 - Foggy Machir Bay
- 26/Mar/2011: New Islay panorama, view from Mala Bholsa
- 27/Mar/2011: Islay Blogging Roundup #162
- 28/Mar/2011: Help Islay Students to go on Mission:Explore
- 29/Mar/2011: Vivien Scotson's Colonsay
- 30/Mar/2011: Ulm, Rome, Berlin, Thailand, Islay
April 2011
- 01/Apr/2011: James Bond Movie to be filmed on Islay?
- 01/Apr/2011: Friday Islay Picture #190 - Walking along River Sorn
- 02/Apr/2011: New Islay panorama, Doodilmore River & Eas Lathan Waterfall
- 03/Apr/2011: Islay Blogging Roundup #163
- 04/Apr/2011: Midnight Wedding at Finlaggan, Islay
- 05/Apr/2011: Come fly with me to Islay
- 06/Apr/2011: Jura in Japanese
- 07/Apr/2011: Ian Fulton's Islay March 2011 Pictures
- 08/Apr/2011: Friday Islay Picture #191 - Walker on Natural Arch
- 09/Apr/2011: New Islay Panorama, Port an Eas
- 10/Apr/2011: Islay Blogging Roundup #164
- 11/Apr/2011: Wet and Windy Islay Ferry Crossing Video
- 12/Apr/2011: Gone Walking (on Islay of course)
- 24/Apr/2011: Back from Islay Walking Week 2011
- 25/Apr/2011: Video of Otter in Machir Bay, Islay
- 26/Apr/2011: Windows into Islay's Past - Preview
- 27/Apr/2011: Inver Hydro Project on Jura
- 28/Apr/2011: Islay Pipe Band Easter Concert Video
- 29/Apr/2011: Friday Islay Picture #192 - Collapsed Arch Near Sanaigmore
- 30/Apr/2011: New Jura Panorama: A Burn and Two Paps
May 2011
- 01/May/2011: Islay Blogging Roundup #165
- 02/May/2011: Kilchoman Islay Distillery Video
- 03/May/2011: Nice Islay Photobook
- 04/May/2011: Leon Murphy's Islay Pictures
- 05/May/2011: The Islay Challenge
- 06/May/2011: Friday Islay Picture #193 - Boats in the Mist
- 07/May/2011: New Islay Panorama: Beach in Machir Bay
- 08/May/2011: Islay Blogging Roundup #166
- 09/May/2011: Islay House in Woodend, revisited
- 10/May/2011: Brian from Canada visits Laphroaig, Islay
- 11/May/2011: Islay in the News Today
- 12/May/2011: Bear Bones in a Toy Shop
- 13/May/2011: Friday Islay Picture #194 - Lifeboat and Ferry
- 14/May/2011: New Islay Panorama: Loch Laphroaig + Distillery
- 15/May/2011: Islay Blogging Roundup #167
- 16/May/2011: Underwater Wildlife and Seascapes Video
- 17/May/2011: Major Wildlife's Islay Pictures
- 18/May/2011: Most Expensive Islay Whisky Ever?
- 19/May/2011: Jura Distillery Video Channel and Juracaching
- 20/May/2011: Friday Islay Picture #195 - Hazy Machir Bay Wreck
- 21/May/2011: Latest Islay Hotel Port Ellen Panorama, April 2011
- 22/May/2011: Islay Blogging Roundup #168
- 23/May/2011: 5 Years of Islay Blogging
- 24/May/2011: Road Traffic Collision Event on Islay
- 25/May/2011: Islay Festival 2011 Updates
- 26/May/2011: Ardbeg Islay Whisky Song
- 27/May/2011: Friday Islay Picture #196 - Rhuvaal Lighthouse from the Shore
- 28/May/2011: New Islay panorama, Port Ellen and Texa
- 29/May/2011: Islay Blogging Roundup #169
- 30/May/2011: The Islay Hotel has a Door
- 31/May/2011: Printable Islay Guide 5th Edition
June 2011
- 01/Jun/2011: The People and the Island of Jura Video
- 02/Jun/2011: Off to the Islay Beaches
- 19/Jun/2011: Return from the Islay Beaches
- 20/Jun/2011: HitchHop to Visit Islay (and more)
- 21/Jun/2011: Great Moment at Islay Beach Rugby 2011
- 22/Jun/2011: Port Ellen Pier Works, Islay
- 23/Jun/2011: Islay Hotel Port Ellen Update
- 24/Jun/2011: Friday Islay Pictures #197 - Islay Beach Rugby Winners
- 25/Jun/2011: Port Ellen Islay Maltings Video
- 26/Jun/2011: Islay Blogging Roundup #170
- 27/Jun/2011: Traditional Music at the Port Charlotte Hotel, Islay
- 28/Jun/2011: Nice Islay Beach Video
- 29/Jun/2011: Islay Distillery Visit by Helicopter
- 30/Jun/2011: Colonsay (and Oronsay) by Bike Video
July 2011
- 01/Jul/2011: Friday Islay Picture #198 - Dramatic Clouds at Saligo Bay
- 02/Jul/2011: New Maverick Angels CD, No Halo
- 03/Jul/2011: Islay Blogging Roundup #171
- 04/Jul/2011: Wild Islay Life (video)
- 05/Jul/2011: Sean O'Leary's Paintings in the Islay Hotel
- 06/Jul/2011: Nicola's Islay Pictures
- 07/Jul/2011: Islay's Machrie Hotel and Golf Links in the News
- 08/Jul/2011: Friday Islay Picture #198 - June Night Sky
- 09/Jul/2011: The Norwegians Invade Islay
- 10/Jul/2011: Islay Blogging Roundup #172
- 11/Jul/2011: To Colonsay by RIB
- 12/Jul/2011: Cairn Cottage, Port Ellen, Islay
- 13/Jul/2011: Islay Beach Video Revisited
- 14/Jul/2011: Tall Ships Visit Port Ellen, Islay
- 15/Jul/2011: Friday Islay Picture #200 - Lighthouse from Currie Sands
- 16/Jul/2011: Flying a Model Plane from Ireland to Islay
- 17/Jul/2011: Islay Blogging Roundup #173
- 18/Jul/2011: Lapwings -vs- Heron on Islay
- 19/Jul/2011: Short Machir Bay Video, Islay
- 20/Jul/2011: Paula Davidson, Islay Dancer
- 21/Jul/2011: Three Islay Links for this Thursday
- 22/Jul/2011: Friday Islay Picture #201 - The Bowmore House
- 23/Jul/2011: Spying on George Orwell on Jura
- 24/Jul/2011: Islay Blogging Roundup #174
- 25/Jul/2011: Screen Machine on Islay Video
- 26/Jul/2011: Ali Bosmans' Islay 2011 Pictures on Flickr
- 27/Jul/2011: Philip Gray's Islay Photography
- 28/Jul/2011: Sunderland Flying Boat on Islay Video
- 29/Jul/2011: Friday Islay Picture #202 - Jura Ferry and Islay Ferry
- 30/Jul/2011: Islay Night Sky Timelapse
- 31/Jul/2011: Islay Blogging Roundup #175
August 2011
- 01/Aug/2011: Young People's Views of Islay
- 02/Aug/2011: Islay Pipe Band - Grade 3A European Champions
- 03/Aug/2011: Islay in RCAHMS flickr collection
- 04/Aug/2011: Visit to Bunnahabhain Islay Distillery Video
- 05/Aug/2011: Friday Islay Picture #203 - Waves at Sunset in Machir Bay
- 06/Aug/2011: Mark Reynier introducing Bruichladdich in French
- 07/Aug/2011: Islay Blogging Roundup #176
- 08/Aug/2011: New Islay Video - Seals in Portnahaven
- 09/Aug/2011: Islay Pictures from the 1960s
- 10/Aug/2011: Islay on the British Birdfair
- 11/Aug/2011: Organic Whisky and the Nissan Leaf on Islay
- 12/Aug/2011: Friday Islay Picture #204 - Claggain Bay
- 13/Aug/2011: SY Clova sailing the Inner Hebrides incl Islay and Jura
- 14/Aug/2011: Islay Blogging Roundup #177
- 15/Aug/2011: Creating the Laphroaig Islay Windows into the Past
- 16/Aug/2011: Berrypickers Return to Islay
- 17/Aug/2011: Islay Pipe Band 4th in Grade 3A at Worlds
- 18/Aug/2011: Matt Hart's Islay Pictures
- 19/Aug/2011: Friday Islay Picture #205 - Moon over Loch Indaal
- 20/Aug/2011: Islay Pipe Band at the Worlds Revisited
- 21/Aug/2011: Islay Blogging Roundup #178
- 22/Aug/2011: Kite Surfing in Kilnaughton Bay, Islay
- 23/Aug/2011: The Islay Workhouse/Poorhouse
- 24/Aug/2011: Bear Bones at Wickerman 2011
- 25/Aug/2011: Gerhard and Lagavulin Islay Single Malt
- 26/Aug/2011: Friday Islay Picture #206 - Laphroaig Distillery on an April Evening
- 27/Aug/2011: Bear Bones - Heads The Size Of Beds
- 28/Aug/2011: Islay Blogging Roundup #179
- 29/Aug/2011: New Video - Rain on Islay
- 30/Aug/2011: Islay Book Festival 2011 this week!
- 31/Aug/2011: Islay Pipe Band at Cowal 2011
September 2011
- 01/Sep/2011: News from ‘the islay’
- 02/Sep/2011: Friday Islay Picture #207 - Port Charlotte Lighthouse
- 03/Sep/2011: Sheep on an Islay Road
- 04/Sep/2011: Islay Blogging Roundup #180
- 05/Sep/2011: Video Tour of Kilchoman Distillery, Islay
- 06/Sep/2011: Phil's Islay Panoramas
- 07/Sep/2011: More Islay Videos from the Traveling Companions
- 08/Sep/2011: The BMW Z4 Forum visits Islay
- 09/Sep/2011: Friday Islay Picture #208 - Bruichladdich Distillery Still House
- 10/Sep/2011: Islay House Community Garden Video
- 11/Sep/2011: Islay Blogging Roundup #181
- 12/Sep/2011: Watching Wind Speeds on Islay
- 13/Sep/2011: Redbay Boats Cruise to Islay
- 14/Sep/2011: Gallop along Machir Bay, Islay
- 15/Sep/2011: Early Friday Islay Picture #209 - Islay, Colonsay, Mull
- 19/Sep/2011: Non-Islay Picture of my Long Weekend Off
- 21/Sep/2011: Islay Ships and Coaches from EoinIleach
- 22/Sep/2011: Laphroaig Distillery from Loch Laphroaig
- 23/Sep/2011: Friday Islay Picture #210 - Walkers on Texa
- 24/Sep/2011: Music at the Sound of Jura
- 25/Sep/2011: Islay Blogging Roundup #182
- 27/Sep/2011: Planespotting at Islay Airport
- 28/Sep/2011: The Praise of Islay
- 29/Sep/2011: Göran Ingman's Islay and Jura Pictures
- 30/Sep/2011: Friday Islay Picture(s) #211 - the islay Hotel 2007 to 2011
October 2011
- 01/Oct/2011: Freedom Flight visits Islay
- 02/Oct/2011: the islay Hotel is Open
- 03/Oct/2011: Islay Blogging Roundup #183
- 04/Oct/2011: Sea Kayaking Around Gigha
- 05/Oct/2011: Three Islay and Jura Whisky Links
- 06/Oct/2011: Colonsay Landscapes Video
- 07/Oct/2011: Friday Islay Picture #212 - Clouds over Loch Indaal
- 08/Oct/2011: Islay Geology Field Trip Trailer
- 09/Oct/2011: Islay Blogging Roundup #184
- 10/Oct/2011: More From ‘the islay’ Hotel Opening Day
- 11/Oct/2011: The Return of James Deane, Islay Photographer
- 12/Oct/2011: Kevin Cutting Peat on Islay
- 13/Oct/2011: More Peat Cutting on Islay, now with Rachel
- 14/Oct/2011: Friday Islay Picture #213 - White-Fronted Geese
- 15/Oct/2011: Bunnahabhain Islay Single Malt Whisky Promo Video
- 16/Oct/2011: Islay Blogging Roundup #185
- 17/Oct/2011: Sunny Morning in Portnahaven, Islay
- 18/Oct/2011: Cybercafe Islay Needs Help
- 19/Oct/2011: Islay Sessions in Three Weeks
- 20/Oct/2011: October Islay Holidays
- 31/Oct/2011: Back from October Islay Holidays
November 2011
- 01/Nov/2011: The Islay Hotel restaurant and bar are open for business!
- 02/Nov/2011: Another Driving from Port Ellen to Bowmore Islay Video
- 03/Nov/2011: Nice Pinhole and Analog Camera Islay Pictures
- 04/Nov/2011: Friday Islay Picture #214 - Night Sky over Machir Bay
- 05/Nov/2011: Video of a Windy Day in Machir Bay, Islay
- 06/Nov/2011: Islay Blogging Roundup #186
- 07/Nov/2011: Bruichladdich 10yo Islay Single Malt, in French
- 08/Nov/2011: Islay Pages on Google+
- 09/Nov/2011: Reminder, Islay Sessions this weekend
- 10/Nov/2011: Learning Gaelic with Port Ellen Primary, Islay
- 11/Nov/2011: Friday Islay Picture #215 - Big Splash in Saligo Bay
- 12/Nov/2011: Bear Bones on Tenement TV
- 13/Nov/2011: Islay Blogging Roundup #187
- 14/Nov/2011: (First?) Islay Sessions Music Festival Video
- 15/Nov/2011: Composition to Exhibition at Islay High
- 16/Nov/2011: Piano Afternoon at Kilchoman, Islay
- 17/Nov/2011: Mixed Islay Links
- 18/Nov/2011: Friday Islay Picture #216 - Boats in Sound of Islay
- 19/Nov/2011: Enjoying the Kilchoman 5yo 2006 Vintage Release Islay Single Malt
- 20/Nov/2011: Islay Blogging Roundup #188
- 21/Nov/2011: Colonsay Brewery Video
- 22/Nov/2011: More Gaelic with Port Ellen Primary, Islay
- 23/Nov/2011: Islay the Fashion Brand?
- 24/Nov/2011: The Urban Viking Reviews Islay Ales
- 25/Nov/2011: Friday Islay Picture #217 - Geese over Loch Gorm
- 26/Nov/2011: Islay Timelapse Video
- 27/Nov/2011: Islay Blogging Roundup #189
- 28/Nov/2011: Islay Taste Map launched by Martine Nouet and Bowmore
- 29/Nov/2011: Islay in RET pilot from October 2012
- 30/Nov/2011: 1000 Islay Pictures
December 2011
- 01/Dec/2011: Listen/Watch the Colonsay Rap
- 02/Dec/2011: Friday Islay Picture #218 - Lagavulin Warehouse
- 03/Dec/2011: Music in the Port Charlotte Hotel, Islay
- 04/Dec/2011: Islay Blogging Roundup #190
- 05/Dec/2011: Andrew Jackson's Islay Pictures
- 06/Dec/2011: I'Anson Power Cut Music Preview from Jura
- 07/Dec/2011: Islay Bird Pictures - From the Other Islay
- 08/Dec/2011: Relaxing Music on a Stormy Islay Evening
- 09/Dec/2011: Friday Islay Picture #219 - Bowmore across a calm Loch Indaal
- 10/Dec/2011: Supporting Cancer Research & Care
- 11/Dec/2011: Islay Blogging Roundup #191
- 12/Dec/2011: Canada Geese on Islay (Video)
- 13/Dec/2011: Colonsay Rugby Festival
- 14/Dec/2011: Bruichladdich Stillhouse on Islay Video
- 15/Dec/2011: Charlotte Hannett's Islay Inspired Jewellery
- 16/Dec/2011: Friday Islay Picture #220 - Tall Ship off Bowmore
- 17/Dec/2011: Nigel Brown's Islay, Jura and Colonsay Pictures
- 18/Dec/2011: Islay Blogging Roundup #192
- 19/Dec/2011: Bear Bones Christmas #1 Single?
- 20/Dec/2011: A Short Audio Guide to Islay
- 21/Dec/2011: Islay, Jura and the Draft Ferries Plan
- 22/Dec/2011: Islay Winter Wildlife Video
- 23/Dec/2011: Friday Islay Picture #221 - Sunny Splash in Saligo Bay
- 24/Dec/2011: Unboxing my Laphroaig Christmas Hamper from Islay
- 26/Dec/2011: Islay Blogging Roundup #193 - Christmas Edition
- 26/Dec/2011: Where the hell is Islay anyway?
- 27/Dec/2011: The Islay iPad Sleeve
- 28/Dec/2011: Phil's Islay Storm Videos
- 29/Dec/2011: The Islay Whisky Bible for Android
- 30/Dec/2011: Friday Islay Picture #222 - Windblown Sand in Machir Bay
- 31/Dec/2011: 2011 on IslayBlog.com