West Coast sea and surf

Over the weekend I led a Sea and Surf weekend on the West Coast of Ireland for Deep Blue Sea Kayaking. We headed to Lahinch, County Clare for our base. We were blessed with ideal conditions. On Sat morning we circumnavigated Mutton Island in lumpy conditions. There were a few wide eyes around the exposed west side as the tide tumbled the tops of the Atlantic rollers. The beautiful crecent shaped Doughmore beach offered a 2 foot swell and enabled the group to put there skills learnt on the east coast into real practice.

The weather on the sunday was perfect for an attack on the tallest cliffs in Europe, the Cliffs of Moher. The clouds hung from the cliff tops and gave us a moody specticle to admire. We even managed a slightly slippy landing right under the highest part of the cliff line.

I want to thank the group for being so enthusiastic and really getting stuck into it! The West has soo much more of this to offer. Keep it up!