On 28 July, we departed from Inishbofin to Clare Island, a short 15 nautical miles ride. The Island is guarding the entrance of the Clew bay.
Cybèle 17 on the visitor buoys in the Clare Island harbour bay
Clare Island is a small paradise for its 150 inhabitants and thousands of visitors...
Cybèle 17 entering the Clare Island harbour
The harbour is a dry harbour where OVNI yachts such as Cybèle 17 (or Belisama) could easily beach.
The Clare Island harbour
The inner dry harbour
François & Valérie hiking along the coast of Clare Island
The picture below shows one example of the famous dry stone walls so common in Ireland. They are built, without mortar, for showing land divisions as well as to remove stones from the fields. It is estimated that 400,000 kilometers of dry stone walls are present in Ireland, ten times the circumference of earth!
Service batteries on Cybèle have showed lately signs of fatigue. François decides to change them all five at once before heading to Iceland. After a few phone calls, a new battery pack is waiting for us in Westport.
On the way to Westport from Clare Island, we come across a fish farm comprising 12 large nets. However, thedepth at this place is only around 20 metres. The Clare Island salmon is considered among the best in Ireland and is labelled organic.
One net for salmon farming in the Clare Island fish farm
Clew Bay is known for its Drumlin landscape. Drumlins are elongated oval hills resulting from the motion of the glaciers that resulted in the accumulation of material along their course.
Typical drumlin landscapes in Clew Bay
Sheeps on a drumlin eroded by the sea in Clew bay
The lighthouse on Inishgort at the entrance of the channel to westport
Approaching Westport
Moored at a pontoon in the Westport channel
A rainbow triggered by the setting sun
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