Description
Trawbreaga Bay, Malin Head, Inishowen, County Donegal, Ireland
Five Fingers Strand takes its unusual name from the five long black sea-stacks that are located on the north end of this shore. These sand dunes are some of the highest in Europe. Formed around 5000 years ago. They now have their own protected & unique ecosystem. Rising sea levels & stormy weather are eroding them faster than ever into the sea. I hope nature manages to stabilise them again very soon, as they are so delicate & irreplaceable.
I was here for nearly 2 hrs with not a single soul in sight. Walking the length & breath of this strand & its dunes, exploring all the smooth colourful pebbles that are found in abundance along this shore. With a gentle wind blowing whilst patches of bright light broke through the dense clouds every so often, this created so many rich tones which reflected off the Atlantic’s surface. There’s nowhere else on earth I’d rather be 
