Clew Bay, County Mayo

Feb 26, 2010 | Ecotourism, Walking in the West of Ireland

Clew Bay is a well sheltered glacier-formed mass of water between Louisburgh and Corraun, in west Mayo. Famed for its ‘365’ islands (there are closer to 85 in reality), it is a quiet spot, with its best parts hidden from general view, west of the Westport...

Geocaching and the Kelly Kettle

Feb 11, 2010 | Ecotourism, General nature

I was up geocaching around the Altaconey River in the Nephin Begs last Sunday with my Kelly’s Kettle, having just located a pretty easy cache nearby. Feeding small twigs into the kettle, I began to wonder what Leave No Trace’s (LNT) opinion might be of...