Hi Karen, I have read with great interest your comments about your trip to Ireland and your boyfriends trip to France. Sounds so tempting! I am getting up the nerve to make a reservation for an Ireland Safari trip and will be going solo(Just ended my relationship with boy friend and the one who got me into cycling!)I gather from your comments that the trip, service and people were great. Did you cover much ground each day or was it a very leisurely trip? I will ride to the ocean and back for a 8 mile ride in about an hour for a brief bit of exercise. What can I expect for a day's trip, further I would hope! Looking forward to hearing your comments. Thanks, Kathy Keller