You're never far from boats in the Hebrides, and the Hebrideans themselves are never far from boats.
The further west you go, the more likely you'll see boats left with oars and sails. Probably unheard of anywhere else:
Loch Steisebhat, near Leverburgh, Isle of Harris:
Port Nis, Isle of Lewis
Then there are the fishing fleets. There was a time when I could tell a trawler from a trawler,
but I'm not sure now. These seem to be fitted with all kinds of specialised equipment.
Some have diggers - for clams?
Still on the mainland - Mallaig harbour:
Stornoway harbour, Isle of Lewis:
Returning home in the morning. Stornoway:
I also thought I could tell a tug from a tug, but there are so many specialised working vessels
for servicing oil rigs and weather stations etc, so I don't know. This is Pegasus of St John's - I
couldnt find a St John's in UK, Canada perhaps?
Then there are the ferries, the year round lifeline of the Western Isles.
MV Hebrides at Uig, Skye, a service that alternates between Tarbert on Harris and
Lochmaddy on North Uist:
Much further south on the Clyde, west of Glasgow, there are two service linking Gourock and Dunoon.
Their respective starting and ending points are several miles apart, plus a bend in the river,
so they cross at rightangles.
MV Sound of Scarba, Western Ferries running north-south:
MV Jupiter, MacBrayne's running east-west:
All Canon G11 compact, mostly 100 ISO depending on the weather.