31/07/2024
It’s one thing to read about history, and another to stand in its shadow. We heard the story of this old whisky boat right here on these rocks, how all hands were saved thanks to the courage of the islanders who rigged a kind of zip line out to the floundering ship. And we couldn’t help feeling grateful for our own crew, this diverse, mad bunch, who worked together as a team, supported each other through storms and swam together in the sun. Inis Oírr, off the west coast of Ireland, was a day trip for our QC Caravan, and one we’d be happy to repeat. We assembled for the boat in the morning, then worked our way towards this wreck, past a sunken church, a ruined castle and horses hungry for a scratch. One of our favorite days yet.