Image of the Day: Calm seas and a Mayo sea stack

Today's Image of the Day comes from Eamonn McCarthy via the Images of Mayo Facebook page and shows a sea stack off Ireland's Atlantic coast.  He says:

I had a lovely morning this morning. After all the grey cold days we have had , I looked out this morning to see that at last the sun was trying to break through and there were some breaks in the cloud cover. There was still a cold wind and I thought that Downpatrick head might be worth a visit. I was hoping for some big waves. When I got there the sea was flat!! Still, I thought, I'm here now lets go and have a look. It was at that point that I noticed the sea was not only flat but also that the tide was out and infact was lower then I had ever seen it . So I checked the tide times and discovered that it was still an hour before low tide, this meant the tide would go even lower. So I decided I might try and go around the headland , under the cliffs to the cave looking towards the sea stack (Dunbriste). Now I would not usually ever even think of doing this without somebody with me, and with a lot of planning, because it can be a very dangerous place . And it certainly was not part of my plan for today. But everything just seemed to be perfect. The tide was low and getting lower and the sea was unusually calm and the light was coming from the right direction. Saying a little prayer , I headed off. I got to the cave and took a number of pictures , all the time rushing, aware that I needed to get back before the tide turned, but I actually started the walk back at exactly low tide. reaching the car delighted that I had got to the cave and back safely, had got a couple of pictures, had experienced the magic of the place, and that Patricia did not even know I had been (She worries).

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