Touring Connemara with Chauffeurdrive

Some of the ladies at Aasleagh falls near Leenane.

The full team in the Doo Lough valley

This is what you call high tea at Ashford castle

The golf course at Ashford with the castle in the background

Today's tour was always going to be special and all we needed to make this possible was reasonable weather, and we got even better than that. Our first stop was the award winning town of Westport where the ladies had time to do some shopping. Then we all had a great lunch at the Castlecourt hotel in the heart of the town before we set out for our joureny along the southern shores of Clew bay. St Patrick's holy mountain, the famous Croagh Patrick, was partially shrouded in the mist but was nonetheless impressive. Then it was on to Louisburg before turning south to make our way into the mountains of south Mayo. The Doo Lough valley and the fjord at Leenane are among my favourite scenic drives and the drive from there through the Maam valley to Ashford castle is sure to take your breath away. Ashford castle is steeped in history and is now one of the world's most famous hotels. The list of prominent people who have stayed here is endless and our stop off was another special treat for the ladies. Sitting in the drawing room, enjoying our tea and scones, with clotted cream and an assortment of jams, was most relaxing and i for one would have stayed there a lot longer if we had the time but there were other things to do when we arrived back in Galway so we had to move on once again. This evening the ladies are enjoying a meal in the Galleon Grill in Salthill which should finish off another great day in Ireland.
Tomorrow morning they will have a chance to explore the Galway city centre before we make our way to Bunratty where they will be attending the medieval banquet, a great way to end what i hope has been a lovely tour for them.