Chauffeurdrive Vacations in Ireland

An Irish Peat Bog

I have been absent from my Blog recently as i have been having a break and was not on tour since my last Blog. I now start a new tour tomorrow for 8 days with a lady from Oregon and her elderly aunt. I am looking forward to it very much and it will be different as it will be my first tour ever with a nun. Yes, the elderly lady,the aunt, is a nun, and i am sure that this tour will be special. Her ancestors came from North Mayo and we will be visiting some of her relatives, and looking for more of them i would imagine. The niece is also on a very special mission as she wants to meet up with currach builders as she is very involved in boating and lives on the Puget Sound, Seattle. She hopes to be able to build a currach with her friends back in Seattle and with the proper help from a builder here this should be possible. I really do enjoy tours that involve new adventures and i already feel that this one has that element of difference to it. Maybe you can come along and enjoy it with me as i hope to Blog regularly over the next few days once again.
The Peat Bog pictured above is one in Connemara. You can see the face of the uncut bank and the already cut peat stacked in small pyramids where it is left for a couple of weeks to dry out. Once it has dried it is loaded onto trucks and carried away to be stored in a dry place. Many homes in rural ireland still love to have the peat fire and they also use it to fire their stoves for their cooking. It makes a lovely fire....not too hot, but most pleasant. It has a distinctive smell and if you have grown up with it, like i did, then it not only warms your home but it warms your heart. Most homes nowadays are heated by oil fired boilers and the European Union is trying to ban the cutting of the bogs as they play a very important role in the preservation of wildlife and the environment. This is hard on the locals in the boglands as they love their peat fires and feel that they have the right to continue with what is very much a very special part of their lives, the burning of peats fires.
If you are planning to come to Ireland any time this year, or in the coming year, now is the time to start to plan for that visit. My own operation is not a large one and i can only handle so much so if you want to pursue an enquiry with me there is no time like the present. If this year is anything to go by then i know that i will have to disappoint a lot of people again next year, and it will always be first come, first served. I look forward to hearing from you. A chauffeurdrive tour/ private driver/guide, is a special tour and the ideal holiday if you want to sit back and enjoy your visit with someone who knows their country and is proud to show it to you. I look forward to looking after you.