It is an island used to hosting tourists galore at this time of year.
But the island of Islay was abuzz with rumours that global singing star Beyonce has stopped off on her latest world tour.
Fans spotted a luxury yacht they are convinced is owned by the R&B singer and her rapper husband Jay Z.
The 200ft long vessel was berthed in Kilnaughton Bay off Port Ellen yesterday afternoon.
Local hotels and guest houses were abuzz with excitement that “Queen B” was close by, perhaps stopping off on thye latest leg of her world tour.
She played Hampden Park last week and the ship seems to have closely plotted the trail of her various UK gigs.
A social network posting from Islay’s Glenegedale House said: “The rumour mills are rumbling that Beyonce is berthed at Kilnaughton Bay, just a few minutes away. Could it be?”
One local report suggested that someone on board the boat had stepped ashore to visit a local distillery – “but it certainly was not the singer.”
And devoted fan Bady Inglis, a receptionist at The Islay Hotel at Port Ellen within close range of the yacht, said: “It’s very exciting but I’m not too star-struck.
“If she’s there, she’s there. You’re not going to see her.”
Staff at one of Beyonce’s concert venues have reportedly stated that the yacht is owned by “a rich couple from New York.”
She and Jay Z are apparently 2016’s highest earning celebrity couple.
Mystery surrounds the identity of those on board the glamorous, 11,000-tonne Jamaica Bay.
It certainly docked at Liverpool and in Belfast while she was on stage in the respective towns.
The German-built Jamaica Bay is registered in the Pacific atoll of Bikini and flies the flag of the Marshall Islands.
It can accommodate up to 12 guests and 17 crew.
Yachts similar in scale can cost up to £250,000 per week to charter.
One crewmen aboard, swabbing the decks of the immaculate craft, may have spoiled the excitement, denying it had anything to do with the showbiz couple.
He reportedly suggested it was owned by “a group of businessmen touring the UK, looking at heritage sites.”
