You can specify a car with automatic transmission; it costs more than a manual, but you won't have the car for too long. Driving on the left becomes easy when you have another car in front of you, you just do what the other driver does , and mumble to yourself "Keep Left , Keep Left" Bob ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pat Thompson" <irish4ever@comcast.net> To: <DONEGALEIRE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2004 5:54 PM Subject: [DONEGALEIRE] Question about traveling in Ireland > Hi everyone! I am actually making my first visit to Ireland in October and > half of the visit will be a coach tour in the south but the other 6 days I > have signed up to do a self drive and am now having second thoughts. I want > to get from Dublin to the Glenties area of Donegal and was wondering if you > could hire just a driver for the 165 mile trip up and back? I want to still > have access to the car for the little driving we would do in Donegal for > research purposes and for our stays at the B&B's there but I don't need a > driver there. It is too late now for us to fly into Donegal airport for > Hertz does not have an office there. To hire a chauffeur from travel co. now > is a minimum $1200 so that is out. Driving on the opposite side of the road > is suddenly has me breaking out in hives. I know some of you have done your > research in Ireland and have driven around and Pete from Mass. has been so > helpful to me would hire him if I could .LOL thanks for any info > > Pat > >

.........scary thought/s, Bob.......especially when there is a long line of 'foreigners" just following on one after the other ...!! Stephen Thwaite New Zealand //// ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jean & Bob Elliott" <jeanbob@primus.ca> To: <DONEGALEIRE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, August 26, 2004 5:25 AM Subject: Re: [DONEGALEIRE] Question about traveling in Ireland ....[snip]....Driving on the left > becomes easy when you have another car in front of you, you just do what the > other driver does....[snip]....