Monday, June 08, 2009

Traffic Jam at Black Head

There was a traffic Jam in Black Head this Saturday:
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the reason: the start of LEG8 of the Volvo Ocean Race ( Galway to Marstrand )

As the boat left Galway, they come fast along SaltHill:
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Loads of boat came to visit the race, and accompany them along the irish coast
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As they pass the lighthouse, they all started tacking to take the inside route, between the Aran Island and the Burren... much to our delight:
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And here's the chinese-irish competitor
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Some boat came quite close from the shore (here Delta Lloyd ):
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Finally everybody wished a goodbye and safe sailing top the Dragon:
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