Overlooking the blue waters of Carbis Bay, Celtic Mist is wonderfully situated for exploring St Ives and further afield. This three bedroom dormer bungalow has an upstairs lounge with TV and ample armchairs for enjoying the gorgeous coastal views. Downstairs, the fully equipped kitchen is perfect for self-catering with everything you need right to hand including coffee maker and dishwasher. The separate dining room has a cosy sofa. Sliding doors to the garden provide a choice of indoor and outdoor dining areas with superb sea views. Three bedrooms on the ground floor (a king-size and two twin / double rooms) are spacious and well furnished. They share the contemporary bathroom with walk-in shower.

Situated on the ground floor this room is furnished with twin beds (that can be zipped and linked to form a super king size bed), bedside tables, lamps, a chest of drawers, mirror, built-in wardrobe and dressing table The crew was excited to finally set sail on Monday morning, and after some rather exhilarating rope throwing attempts while trying to moor to refuel, we were ready to get to open waters. Throughout the day we were joined by many groups of bottlenose dolphins who swam alongside us as we made our way by the Maherees to Brandon where we would stay for the night. Sightings were difficult with the weather still being far from ideal and white caps were spread as far as the eye could see. This made it even harder to differentiate what was a splash of the waves and what was an actual marine mammal. Armed with an array of gadgets Bogna Griffin’s aim is to gather bottlenose dolphin DNA with the potential to trace family groups and ancestry of the population. The other great bonus of a venture like Floating Classroom, which opens Celtic Mist up to the general public, is that it has introduced plenty of new faces to the Irish Whale and Dolphin Group. Mr Desmond had become close to NCB's designer Ron Holland and suggested he might oversee the project.Degree in a scientific or environmental discipline or over two years of experience in marine mammal surveying. Situated on the ground floor this room is furnished with twin beds (that can be zipped and linked to form a super king size bed), bedside tables, lamps, a chest of drawers, mirror and built-in wardrobe There is a narrow driveway that provides parking for one small car. If you are unable to park on the drive, you can park your car on the road across the drive. Meanwhile, the last ocean-going wooden ship built in Ireland is due to be launched formally at the Baltimore Wooden Festival in Co Cork on Saturday after a long-term community restoration programme. The next day, the show down was over. The seas had accepted us and a friendship began. We sailed at dawn from Portmagee to Baltimore passing the Skellig islands on this day. The waves sloshed in a rhythm over the engine sounds. We sang-

Fiacc O'Brolchain, IWDG Director, says a lot more need to be done for marine protection in Ireland. On 9th of August, and still coping with the pandemic, the world would wake up to the IPCC report that unequivocally declared global warming and climate change a reality of our times. Nature was angry. A group of eight – Pat – the skipper, Patricia – the first mate, Emily – the biologist, Robbie, Lucia, Angela, Eoin and I set sail to face her head on with our zindadili (feeling of being alive). A rolling ocean and roaring winds awaited us outside the secure Fenit harbour. The massive 35 ton Celtic Mist was tossed as though it was a nuisance to be dealt with. Pat the skipper, Robbie and others at the helm were in a battle of wills with the waves. Emily, our spotter and biologist, brushed aside all the whispers of the white horses even in this weather. She kept her eyes open for signs of Wally the Arctic walrus rumoured to be in the vicinity. She spotted bottlednosed dolphins. Dunbrody.The State sail training brigantine Asgard II sank off the French coast in 2008, while neither of the other tall ships has been entered. Finally we all reconvened that evening for a large dinner made by Pearse, with help from Hélène, that was apparently a secret family recipe which manifested itself as Pearse shouting “don’t look! Close your eyes!” Every time anyone came down the ladder to pass through the galley. Pat joked that he only wanted us not to look so we wouldn’t see him being passed some take away boxes through the porthole. Despite the teasing the dinner was a big success and the perfect final meal together as a crew since most people were departing the next day. We finished the night off with some more Murphy’s ice cream that myself Emer and Hélène had braved the wind and rain to retrieve before playing some card games that got us just as riled up as the days before due to our undying competitive natures. This day we ventured out to the Magharee Islands after gaining permission from the owner to land on one them. By the time we arrived and took the inflatable to land on the shore of Illauntannig (the largest of the islands) the combination of intense sunshine and virgin sand would have convinced anyone we had landed in the Caribbean.Celtic Mist has been great for raising awareness, and everywhere we go, we get a good reception,” says Fiacc. “Some years ago, people wouldn’t have known who we were or what the IWDG was, and now we are known almost universally, which is an extraordinary achievement. That’s not just down to Celtic Mist, it’s also due to a lot of hard work by the scientists who work for the organisation, but it’s a big change from that point of view — people are much more aware of what’s going on than they used to be.”