Don’t know what these are, but they could certainly pass muster as triffids. We have seen lots lurking by the roadside ….. waiting to pounce? At Achill Island the cox’n of the lifeboat was very good to us – ferrying us ashore, giving us a lift to the village 5 miles away, and sending a colleague to pick us up as we walked back in the rain. Fortunately it cleared later, giving a fine evening and the opportunity for a walk ashore. Today gave us the best sailing weather and coastal scenery so far. Achill Island has dramatic cliffs backed by sharp grassy ridges leading to prominent hilltops – it looks to be a really good walking area. In places the sea surge was shooting spray 50ft in the air, but sadly no photos – the skipper fully occupied helming in the confused seas, and the mate hanging on!