The highlights of the 2006 whisky pilgrimage trip to Islay

First evening in Glasgow 

The ferry from Kennacraig to Islay - we saw some porpoises and a whale on the way

Distillery tour by bikes with a fellow whisky pilgrim (and his wife) from Sweden: Laphroaig distillery 

Pekka visiting his own square foot of Islay

Antti visiting his own square foot of Islay

  

The village of Lagavulin 

Antti at the Lagavulin distillery


Some castle ruins close to Lagavulin distillery

The Kildalton Cross - the finest surviving Celtic cross in Scotland

On our distillery tour we saw all kinds of wild life...

...like seals, 

...deers,

...sheep from hell, 

...and Finnish whisky pilgrims. 

Antti at the Bowmore distillery

The round church of Bowmore. The lore says that the round shape is beneficial “so the devil can't hide in the corner”.

Islay whisky shop - the church of whisky pilgrims

 Whisky is not the only Single Islay Malt product you can drink