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Five Beaches for Christmas Eve
I'm a bit late with this but on Christmas Eve, as promised to myself and this blog, I combed the five of the best beaches between my dear Ballydowane and Tramore. They were, in order, Kilfarassy, Annestown, Kilmurrin, Bunmahon and Ballydowane.
I was out early because low tide was 11am and Kilfarassy is a brilliant beach where you can cross rocky sections and walk from one beach to another. But Kilfarassy also gives me the heebie-jeebies slightly because in crossing these areas, you are aware of how you could be cut off by the tide if you got it wrong. And as it was a full moon and a 'high' low tide I wasn't taking any chances.
Annestown was next, just five minutes down the road and full of rope. Then Kilmurrin, strangely devoid of plastic. This beach is usually one of the best for beach plastic and other interesting things. I had a cheese blaa here as well and a flask of tea and looked over the bay on a very bright, cold and sunny day. The tide was already starting to creep up the beach so I headed next to Bunmahon which was busy with people but not busy with beach finds, except for a red band fish which was long and flat and a bit scary looking. Lastly Ballydowane, where due to the tide coming in, only the briefest of combs was possible despite it being two hours before the full high tide.
It was a fantastic day; the cold, clear winter weather definitely helped after all the rain and storms of the past few weeks but the best thing was to have devoted a whole day to beach combing and to have the contents of not one but five beaches to look forward to. The beaches are all very close together, no more than ten minutes driving time between any of them so no sooner are you in the car with a load of goodies than you're out again in anticipation of more finds.
I found 5 HP inkjet cartridges which have been washing in all around the Irish and British coastline from a container spill. Their locations are being logged and you can find out more here. As for the rest of my finds, 2 dead sea birds and strange and happy things as well, see photos below.
I was out early because low tide was 11am and Kilfarassy is a brilliant beach where you can cross rocky sections and walk from one beach to another. But Kilfarassy also gives me the heebie-jeebies slightly because in crossing these areas, you are aware of how you could be cut off by the tide if you got it wrong. And as it was a full moon and a 'high' low tide I wasn't taking any chances.
Annestown was next, just five minutes down the road and full of rope. Then Kilmurrin, strangely devoid of plastic. This beach is usually one of the best for beach plastic and other interesting things. I had a cheese blaa here as well and a flask of tea and looked over the bay on a very bright, cold and sunny day. The tide was already starting to creep up the beach so I headed next to Bunmahon which was busy with people but not busy with beach finds, except for a red band fish which was long and flat and a bit scary looking. Lastly Ballydowane, where due to the tide coming in, only the briefest of combs was possible despite it being two hours before the full high tide.
It was a fantastic day; the cold, clear winter weather definitely helped after all the rain and storms of the past few weeks but the best thing was to have devoted a whole day to beach combing and to have the contents of not one but five beaches to look forward to. The beaches are all very close together, no more than ten minutes driving time between any of them so no sooner are you in the car with a load of goodies than you're out again in anticipation of more finds.
I found 5 HP inkjet cartridges which have been washing in all around the Irish and British coastline from a container spill. Their locations are being logged and you can find out more here. As for the rest of my finds, 2 dead sea birds and strange and happy things as well, see photos below.
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