I’am finally getting organized with my blogs so from now I promise Saturday will be blog day! If you are on our Cliffs of Moher tour on a Saturday look for me typing on my laptop at Caherconnell fort !
Today is the first day of our full season and while as I hope you realise I really do enjoy my job I must admit to not being too overjoyed at the 06.50 alarm this morning! As from here starts 26 weeks of hard work with no break!
I thought that my blog today would be a good time to reflect on what a typical day for us might consist of, today is quite easy as we only have one coach out on tour so Chris came in to help me with my pick ups but this is how a typical day might go:
06.50 – Alarm (10 min to come round then 15 min to get ready)
07.15 – Out into the yard to prepare the coaches- visual checks and check oil levels etc, any final cleaning and loading water etc while Chris checks e.mails and compiles today passenger list or lists.
08.15 – Breakfast (if there is time!)
08.30 – 09.00 Leave the yard for first pick ups and meet at the Tourist Office
09.50 – Cliffs tour departs for Railway station to collect passengers from Dublin
10.15 – Tour leaves (train on time today) I will not run through all the tour so jump forward to approx 19.00 arrive back to Limerick Station for Dublin passengers before dropping passengers on our short breaks at their hotels in Limerick – finish around 19.20.
19.50 – Arrive back in yard, check e.mails, Chris will now sort bookings and answer e.mails from today, I start fuelling and cleaning, 2 coaches were used today with the pick ups so both are dirty and need fuel, also Celtic Pride needs a bulb replaced, Chris at least had chance to cook today so dinner is nearly ready.
21.00 – Dinner then a chance to relax at last but still some online tickets to book.
22.00 – online booking close for tomorrows' tours.
23.00 – Booking line closes
23.30 – so to bed! Ready for 06.50 alarm tomorrow and Blarney and Cork for me and The Cliffs of Moher for Chris.
Hopefully this will give you a guide as to what our life is like and why 26 weeks of this can be tiring! But having said that we wouldn’t change it, after all, who would then offer you great tours at the best price!
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