On tour with car and driver/chauffeur West of Ireland

The bronze statue at Rosses Point of the woman pleading for the safe return from the sea of her loved ones. Many fishermen and sailors lost their lives off the west coast where the mighty Atlantic was always a challenge to the best of sailors.
The old church at Knock where Our Lady appeared in 1878.
The sailor boy pointing to the entrance to Sligo harbour today.
The river and waterfall at Sneem on the RIng of Kerry.
A view of the ocean at Waterville on the Ring of Kerry

As my present tour draws to a close i am very pleased to be able to say that everybody seems to have had a great time and i will miss my new friends when i part from them tomorrow. They were great sports and held up so well to what was a very comprehensive tour. We covered almost 2000 miles in the last two weeks and visited many really wonderful areas mainly in the West and South West of Ireland. I will be having a short break before starting out on a new tour on Monday. I know that my present party really enjoyed all that they saw and loved the places that we stayed in. They found the food really good and commented especially on the great desserts we have here. The traditional bread and butter pudding was the star, and i can understand that myself as it is my own personal favourite.The Gap of Dunlo rated very highly with them despite the fact that the day was wet and cold. They also loved some of the great local characters that they met along the way, the Jarvey who drove their horse and carriage through the Gap of Dunlo, the boatman on the lakes of Killarney,the wonderful lady, Maura,at Slea Head, and the two cattle farmers today in County Mayo. When you come to Ireland make sure that you stop to take time to meet local people wherever you are.
Yesterday we toured Connemara visiting Roundstone, Clifden, the magical Sky Road, Kylemore Abbey, Leenane and finally Ashford Castle where my friends stayed last evening in Lisloughrey House. They loved this place and fell in love with the wonderful views of the Corrib Lake and the surrounding woodlands. Today we visited Westport, Castlebar, Ballinrobe, Charlestown, Sligo , Drumcliffe and Knock. This was a long trek but they never complained once and that made it a lot easier for me. I think that they could stay another week but i also know that they will be well satisfied with all they have seen when they leave for home on Thursday.
I am grateful for this job that helps me make so many new friends. God grant them a safe passage home.