Arranmore Island was a trip into the unknown, but with Jim’s fantastic communication and Maureen on the island to meet and greet us, as well as provide help and information, it was a relaxing and memorable break away from city life.
It truly is a home away from home. Provided you plan well, the drive to Burtonport is relatively easy, allowing for the occasional winding road and bottle necks through some towns and villages. The ferry to the island is brief(approx 25 minutes) but takes in some lovely scenery and gives you a taste of what to expect. Maureen met us at the ferry on arrival with a warm welcome and showed us to the house and gave us a tour. Maureen was amazing and helpful during our stay and even kindly sourced some fishing rods for us. Admittedly we were fortunate with the weather, but the island is truly stunning and locals are very friendly and helpful. It is very relaxing and although the island is small with limited resources, if you are prepared to take some initiative and take in the local knowledge, a little exploration can be rewarding.
The house itself is modern, spacious and very comfortable, it has everything you could possibly need as long as you are well organised. Bringing your own food and drink is essential as the island generally only caters for more day to day items but provided you are well stocked it is not a problem and Maureen is at hand to help.
We had an amazing time on Arranmore, thank you Jim and Maureen for making it so enjoyable. We can’t wait to go back and have already been spreading the word about how great it is.