Expedition
Chicken Licken
The alarm was set for 05:00 this morning in hopes there would be wind with the tide. However we didn’t even need to get out of bed to realise there wouldn’t be enough. Probably a good thing as we’d been Read more…
Beach Clean
Dirtiest Beach so far
After a well earned sleep and a planned rest day we got on with a few boat jobs in the morning. There was a light wind but with a strong tide against us and wind also against us we would Read more…
Expedition
Northern Ireland
Coming out of the harbour this morning I thought we might have to abandon for the day. The swell had built over night and Mentor was rolling around almost uncomfortably. Usually I have enough time to do the porridge dishes Read more…
Culture
I’ve created a monster
Learning from the past two days, we got up early today so we had the tide with us around Wicklow Head. As you can see from the tidal map below, in this area we can have up to 3.9 knots Read more…
Expedition
What a difference the tide makes
The forecast for today was not good, showing 5-6 knots all day. So we turned off our alarm clocks and treating ourselves to a long lie in (it is Saturday after all), and a full Irish fried breakfast. The around Read more…
Expedition
Church Bells
From the longest day yesterday to the shortest today, we’re definitely anything but consistent. Just as we launched this morning we could hear the church bells chiming 09:00. The church spire had been our goal for the last part of Read more…
Expedition
Upwind to the Basking Shark
We were up at the crack of dawn along with the fishermen this morning. Kilmore Quay is resident to a number of large trawlers who were all getting ready, loading various supplies and filling up with ice using the conveyor Read more…
Culture
A tangled mesh of fishing pots
After a lovely night at Joe’s relatives we had a slow start. The wind was tantalisingly close to being enough, but we knew it was likely to be more of a sea breeze than anything else, if we were to Read more…
Culture
Birds, birds as far as you can see
Today we decided to visit the Saltee Islands. There are two islands ~5km off the coast of Kilmore Quay in the St. George’s Channel where we’ve been for the last 5 days. The smaller one, Little Saltee, allegedly has Reindeer Read more…
Beach Clean
Row, row, row your boat
Armed with my bag-for-life, a good (audio) book and a big hat I spent the morning exploring the rock pools at low tide. It was glassy flat and I was joined by several herons digging around the shallows for their Read more…