I’ve created this video using my Android phone to show you how peaceful it can be. The last part of the video is shot from the track of “Evan’s Walk” that leads to the Paps. The views from there include Lowlandman’s Bay and the Small Isles Bay. Enjoy!

August 4 – After breakfast we decided to use the tide again and head for Craighouse on Jura which again we had to do under engine as there was no wind; but it was lovely to be under a warm blue sky and it was only a few hours until we were turning in past the Small Isles and picking up a mooring buoy close into the shore. The bay has quite a number of mooring buoys for visitors and we are fortunate enough having a shallow enough draft to get the spare one near the shore on the 2m contour – which was fine for us as the forecast was for a period of settled weather so no waves to reduce the depth. We had to get ashore and get some provisions and also use the laundry facilities behind the Jura Hotel, so it was out with the dinghy and a bit of exercise with the pump, then over to the pontoon provided for dinghies at the pier. Jura is a large island with a population of slightly less that 200 people in total, so the facilities they provide are very good all things considered, and should be supported. Cost for one night on the mooring was £10.

I took this panorama picture on the 5th of May 2008. The weather was absolutely glorious and already it felt like summer. This panorama image stretches all the way from the Jura Hotel, the Distillery, Jura Stores, Craighouse and Small Isles Bay back to the front of the Jura Hotel. You can see some distortion here and there but don’t forget this picture was created using thirteen images! It’s almost 360 Degr portrayed in one flat image! If you click on the image you get the “big picture”. Enjoy!

Later today I decided to create another panorama picture and included only 7 images from the Small Isles Bay and combined them into a new panorama. Please enjoy the results below!