Shoes

Michele Erdvig · Host

RE: Shoes

Rusty Stumps · Veteran Member

Michele,

You And I are thinking along the same lines. Scarry, as I also came up with the same T shirt line... "I survived driving in Ireland". Plus I was thinking about the bumber stickers as well.

Another good T Shirt would be "My folks went to Ireland and all I got was a busted lefthand rearview mirror!" biggrin

Walt

Maggie117 · Guru

...and (no offense to anyone)...the reason I gave the color of my sneakers (Grey) for this trip is because last time I wore white ones and stuck out like a soar thumb, especially walking around Dublin (and in my photos). This time I don't want to look so touristy even though I will have a camera strapped around my neck... :)

Michele Erdvig · Host

Maggie,

My husband wore white sneakers to Ireland once when we went with friends. You should have seen them at the end of the trip. Every day one of the friends would look at Barry's shoes, point to a stain and say "What's that one?". He would rattle off "Well that one is the Guinness I spilled last night and the one next to it is lamb gravy from lunch. The one there is banoffee and that is sheep poo from that field we crossed the other day." His shoes were his memento of the whole trip!

Then there was the time at the Cliffs of Moher. He had two cameras, a video camera and a pair of binoculars hanging around his neck. One tourist walked by, looked him up and down and commented "Camera glutton!".

The Irish know we are tourists even if we try to blend in.

Michele

Maggie117 · Guru

Michele,

My white sneakers didn't come home white at all either!!! I like your husband's sense of humor!!!

Thanks for the morning laugh!!!

Maggie

Michele Erdvig · Host

Maggie,

Glad you got a laugh out of that. Barry has kept me laughing for over 40 years. If you can keep your sense of humor as you go through life's ups and downs, that's half the battle.

Michele

murphy · Guru

SheilaK

I purchased a pair of black "Air Nike" tennis shoes for our Ireland trip a year ago, and they served me well for the 4 plus hour hike up and down Croagh Patrick. Not a low or high tennis shoe but midrange with some ankle support. They appear to have a gel insert under the heel area, and are real cushy. I had never owned Nike tennis shoes before, and thought it was just a lot of whoop-la in a brand name. They weren't water proof or water resistant, but I sprayed them and that seemed to do the trick, as my feet never got wet.

Recently I was told about a shoe that a chef wears at a major resort restaurant here in town. He swears by "sketchers". I got a pair since I have been putting in 10 plus hour shifts on my feet this summer. They have a "rocking chair" shaped bottom (curved), and are a little hard to get used to. After about of week of sore muscles in the back of my legs, below my knees, I got them broke in and they are great....I really llike them. The shape of the bottom is suppose to help your posture. The only downside is, they are quite heavy, so don't know how they would work hiking, and would make a suitcase quite heavy if you had to pack them....I would probably wear them on the plane, if I didn't have the Nike's....which I am saving for trips to Ireland! Sketchers may have other shoes that are lighter, and will check into that the next time I need shoes. I like to take a pair of fleece lined leather mocs. in my carry-on to wear once on the plane....esp for the "sleep" part of the flight over the Atlantic.

Dan

Maggie117 · Guru

I have those Sketchers and love them...but I won't wear them in Ireland. They are expensive and I don't want them to get ruined...:) Dear hubby thinks they are fine, but I know I need a new pair of shoes/sneakers!!!