And in the beginning...

Written by Lynn Walsh Saturday, 12 March 2011 10:22

It's been a very busy start to the season here at Viking Splash Tours.

For a start, we kicked everything off weeks earlier than we have in other years.  We figured people were so down in the dumps with talk of elections and bailouts that we really had an obligation to get out there on the streets and give people a way of venting their frustrations.  I don't know about the rest of the country, but I personally can't think of a better way to get all of that stuff out of your system than roaring at the top of  your lungs with a group of equally mad people. 

Before we could get out on the streets again we had to make the fleet look presentable!  After a month without tours they were starting to look a bit dusty around the edges.  So Jimmy the Gallant was in painting and scraping - whilst the mechanics 'got their grease on' (technical term there...) and started doing whatever it is they do under the hood to make the Dukws purr like kittens.  Except 'Thor' who has a reputation as being a bit of a beast - 'Thor' is, after all, the Viking God of Thunder and Noise.  Similar to Vinny the Voracious who favours driving 'Thor'.  And Barry the Brutal (pictured below) whose just a noisy fella who drinks a substantial amount of tea.

With Dukws looking good it was time to show 'em off so Jimmy the Gallant, Vinny the Voracious and Thor the Viking all headed out to Croke Park to launch the 'Ultimate School Tour'!  I'm just going to post a few photos (taken by yours truly, or a professional photographer - guess which is which!) because they speak for themselves really.  Awesome day out and awesome idea for a school tour this year - probably the best value you'll get too.

Good times were had by all!

Now, as a natural-born-reddser, I was thrilled to hear about the campaign to create a National Day For Gingers.  Gingerfest... sounds incredible eh? And to make things even better... Thor the Viking got to meet Bosco!

That's all I've got for  you now ladles and jellyspoons!

Check back in again shortly for some more updates, including an emotional farewell to our much loved driver-guide-viking-lunatic, Willy de Mental and some videos and photos from a Viking Splash Tours night out at the Arlington Hotel in Temple Bar!

~ Lynn the Red