Chauffeurdrive/ Private car and Driver/ Ireland West

A sheer drop into the ocean at Slea Head Dingle

I took this photo at Slea Head myself but it really does not give the true impression of just how sheer this drop is into the sea at this point. The Blasket Islands are just offshore here and it is just one of many wonderful views on this rugged peninsula. The ancient beehive huts are also very near Slea Head and are a "must visit" when you come to Dingle. The Blasket Island Centre is another place that should try to see and for anybody with an interest in pottery the Louis Mulcahy pottery a couple of miles from Slea Head is also a must. You can watch the potters at work and the selection of pottery on offer is exciting. Louis bases his colours on all the wonderful blues and greens and browns in this area and you can view his work on his web-site.
At the moment it is all planning with me as i deal with enquiries. It looks like it will be a busy year once again for me so remember to contact me sooner rather than later if you think you might like to investigate the possibility of a tour with me.
We are now on the run in to a general election in Ireland and i really find it all such a bore. So many people have been turned off by the failure of our politicians in recent times and really do not think that a different selection of individuals will make any difference. It is hard to blame them but someone has to take over and the present government are definitely not going to get back in. I will not bore you further.
I did not get a chance to watch the Super Bowl but i gather the Packers won. Well i must confess that my wife and i have Packer caps as we were gifted them by some lovely friends from Wisconsin who toured with me. I do not wear my cap all of the time but i must say that i feel important at the moment being one of the few Irishmen having such a cap. At heart i am a hurling fan and i consider that game to be the best game on this planet. It is played with a stick (called a hurley) and a hard leather ball and it is incredibly fast with non stop action from start to finish. There are fifteen players on each side and the game is played for 35 mins each half. It is a real mans game and you can get hurt, but then that applies the many games played by that rough species of animal called man. We do love it though and contact sports are our safety valve.
The All-Ireland series for that is completed in September when we crown our champions. Take it from me....it is a fantastic game.
Now i had better get back to work on my prospective clients. Talk again soon

Dave