White Strand, Co. MayoI'd driven past the turn for White Strand with every intention of heading home. Then I looked up. Mweelrea had this enormous cap of cloud parked on its summit, perfectly still, and I knew I wasn't going anywhere. From above, the tidal system here is remarkable. The river channel braids through pale sandflats before reaching the Atlantic, splitting and rejoining, all of it shifting with the tide. The beach itself is broad and almost white. A handful of