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@noname-by3qz. 👍 Yes, we’ve heard different jokes over the years 😀. Saturday Night Live, in the US has done a few skits over the years. Based on a positive experience last trip we’re flying Aer Lingus again. Hoping for the same results. Thanks for watching and for the comment! 👍✌

@Andrew-Comi. If all things go well, we will drive the ring of Kerry 😀👍. Thanks for sharing a comment and for watching!

@priceandpride. Thanks for watching and commenting. In the 70’s we never had any money to do overseas travel. 😀 With family and such it took us a while to begin traveling outside the USA. A few years ago we had some assistance getting to London but planned a week in Paris on our own. We planned the majority of our trip to Ireland on our own but had some assistance with car rental and first days in Dublin. We were on our own for 95% of the time. This next trip it was advantageous to book our first nights stay in Dublin and the car rental. Our goal is to not have a mistake video after this trip 😂👍 Hope you keep watching!

@Dhhhhj27. Thanks for sharing that! We did not know that! All we knew was that Johnny Cash and June Carter stayed at the castle 😀 The castle was excellent by the way 👍.

@craigbonney1066. You may be the most intelligent viewer we’ve ever had!! Do you know anyone? 😂 Thanks for watching and enjoying the video. Hope you choose to watch a few more videos and comment when you get the chance 👍✌😀

@@thissecondhalfadventure @thissecondhalfadventure Sorry I have no connection with anyone in the film industry. Your video made me laugh a few times and double check my own Irish agenda. I'll be in Dublin Sept. 4 for a two week road trip of my own. If you two are there again I would love to meet up and buy you dinner. Cheers Craig Bonney

@@craigbonney1066 👍 No worries! Not sure we could adjust to the Hollywood lifestyle 😂 Thanks for your comment. We try to share our experiences with some of our sense of humor thrown in. If you laughed a little and took another look at your agenda you just made our day! The dining offer is very kind but we would be happy to sit down for a pint somewhere. We reach Dublin early on the 6th. Have plans for morning and afternoon but maybe early evening would work for us. We’re pretty flexible. Staying in Stoneybatter but we can find our way around. Let us know at our email: thissecondhalfadventure@gmail.com

@IaneHowe thanks so much for watching! Yes, sadly, we knew little about Derry Girls before our trip over, but rest assured, our viewers set us straight in short order! Likewise, we knew nothing about US Preclearance in Dublin, and I nearly had a heart attack before the day was through! Thank heavens for the kind people at Aer Lingus, and Chris's calm demeanor - after nearly 30 years, he's still a keeper!❤🙂 We're headed back over in 2 weeks, this time driving south down the coast from Dublin, and hope to meet up with some of our viewers for a pint or a cuppa. If you're anywhere near us, we'd love to chat in person! Watch our community posts or our upcoming video on packing for details. Our best to you!❤🇮🇪🇺🇸

@Keepitgoinging. First of all, thanks for watching and commenting! Finally got to watch the video link you sent us. That’s a vivid picture of Irish history most Americans probably have no idea of. History will never change,but maybe the tenuous peace will evolve and grow into something greater. Thanks for sending that link.

@@thissecondhalfadventure Thanks for following up. Yes I enjoyed watching your clip. You'll enjoy your trip to the South of Ireland.

@MegaJamesno1. Thanks so much for watching and commenting! Very glad you enjoyed the video. That whole day was great! We appreciate your compliments 👍 We just wished we had more time in County Sligo. ❤🤍💙

@@thissecondhalfadventure i live in the area 🇮🇪 i still love it. You will see it again some day🙂

@@MegaJamesno1 Thanks again! All the best to you!

We know Nashville well! Karen's sister lives outside of Bloomington. It's one of our favorite places to be in the fall - beautiful leaves, friendly people and fried biscuits with apple butter! We love it when fellow Hoosiers watch and comment! Thanks so much! Hope you'll watch some of our other videos! We're originally from St. Paul, Indiana (Chris) and Edinburgh, Indiana (Karen), but live in "the Region" (northwest Indiana) now, near Valparaiso.❤

@TheTrichD. Thanks very much for watching! We’re going to see as much of those three locations as we can fit into each day😀. Thank you for mentioning Caha Pass. It looks pretty amazing. We are hoping to drive around the Ring of Beara but not sure if we would have enough time. Driving over the pass looks like a great option. Thank you for the suggestion and thanks for the nice comment .

@user-xo1tm4cp4g. So many viewers agree with you! We’re really getting excited for this trip! We only got as far south as the Cliffs of Moher on the first trip. Can’t wait to see West Cork and the south coast. Very cool you’ve been twice! What were your two favorite places that you visited?

@user-xo1tm4cp4g. Thanks for watching! I’m sure a group trip would be fun, but we enjoy the challenge of tackling it on our own. We have a plan for the upcoming trip but we have alternatives in case weather is an issue or if we decide we need to see something different. We’ve talked about eventually trying a group trip but not this time 😀 Thanks for commenting and safe travels to you!

@AthDara62. We’ve had a couple of comments from Irish viewers that mentioned seeing a hurling match. We were hoping to see one but everything we read said the season would be complete. Nothing better than a sporting event with passionate fans (especially rivals) 😀👍 We hoping to try our hand at hurling in Freshford at a Hurling experience (Cavanagh’s Bar) . It should be pretty funny watching Chris flail around at the sliotar 😂 Sounds like Tipp might be a rival 😂 Love it! Great comment, thanks for watching and sharing this with us.

@AthDara62. We really enjoyed your comment!! The mistakes of course were frustrating at the time, but we tried not to let them ruin our trip. One of us gets more excited than the other, so between the two personalities we reach a pretty good balance 😀 We promised ourselves to stop and ask directions on this visit. We look forward to chatting with people along the way! Very kind of you to lead the tourists out of Ennis. Also, loved your story about the old man and his dog in Mallow. I’m sure if our paths crossed we would also have a lengthy conversation 😀👍 Thanks for watching and leaving a wonderful comment. All the best!

@user-ur4rb6hr5r. Thanks much for watching and leaving your comment. We’ll be there one week ahead of you! Flying back on the 15th. You’re right, we’re on a similar path around the southern half of Ireland. 😀 We chose Kilkenny and Limerick as other bases. We were lucky with weather on our first trip when we walked the Cliffs of Moher and we really enjoyed Galway. Sheepshead looks amazing! We talked about seeing Bantry but Sheepshead really looks great. Are you hiking any of the trails? All the best and safe travels on your first trip to Ireland 👍😀✌ Not sure if you’ve seen any other videos of ours but we have a couple about Galway and one about the Cliffs , FYI 😀 Let us know if you have any questions and we’ll try to answer them!

@rocketsjudoka. You are correct. My favorite version is ‘Stroke City’. Without rambling on as I have a tendency to do, we had some great conversations with really good people in the Republic and Northern Ireland. We found the younger generation wanting to move forward while the older generation will never forget. It’s something Americans don’t think about that much but it’s still a point of contention between the Republic and Northern Ireland citizens. Thanks for sharing your story and thanks for watching.

Amanda, thanks so much for watching and commenting! You didn’t mention your kids’ ages, but there are 3 state park properties in the immediate area, with Turkey run my favorite. It has an inn and cabins with access to an indoor pool and an arcade downstairs ; also the park has hiking, canoeing and kayaking as well as ranger-led activities (those should be posted at end of month for the following month). There’s also Ditzler’s Orchard near Rockville; Montezuma has tractor-pulled wagon tours of Wabash & Erie Canal, and a place that serves 32 flavors of soft serve ice cream! Hobson’s Farm outside of Rockville on Strawberry Road has a petting zoo with both farm and exotic animals, and if you don’t mind driving 35 mins or so to Terre Haute, (pronounced Terra-Hote) we hear there’s a nice children’s museum there. Let us know if you go what you think of the fest. Have fun and safe travels!😊♥️

Oh- and we hear that Beechwood Park in Rockville has a nice playground!

@@thissecondhalfadventure what are the other 3. I looked at Turkey run but it was sold out already for tent sites

Shades State Park and Raccoon Lake State Recreation Area (now called Cecil Harden Lake) ; also Lieber State Recreation Area is about and hour from Rockville; Chris noted that this is just off of I-70, so it might make for a quick getaway when you leave to go home...

@Malevich2024. Thanks for watching 👍 That’s part of our plan. We would really like to visit Wicklow city but we may not get there (time) because we are heading west into the county and south to Wexford. Kilkenny for sure!! Hope you keep watching. Appreciate the comment.

@discontentedcitizan6046 Thanks for your comment! We’ve heard a lot of good things about Howth. A 20 minute train ride would be perfect 😀. Your description of it sounds like just what we’re looking for. The lakes and Powers Court are also on our list. I’m going to look up Loch Tae . Thank you for some great recommendations and thanks for watching.

@@thissecondhalfadventure If you have any questions get in touch. Wishing you all the best in your travels. May the wind always be at your back and the sun upon your face.

@@discontentedcitizan6046 😀 We really appreciate your support! All the best to you as well! For two days we’ve tried to think of a midwestern blessing or saying but everything we know seems to have come from Ireland. 😀. Thanks again!

@rickh8993. That was a great idea you had to find something to do during Covid ! I’ve read that Putnam and Vermilion counties have several bridges as well. I grew up in Shelby County and I don’t think there are any bridges left. But, Rush County has several. Lawrence, Jackson and Jennings counties have some historic bridges as well. You might have seen many of those on a drive to Ohio. You’re right, so many backstories behind many of the bridges. Too bad many of them have disappeared over the years. Is there anyplace or site to see your calendars? We both grew up driving small country roads and it’s the best 😀 All the best on adding to your current total. Thanks for watching and commenting!

@unclepick3459. 😂 All I can say is that it must have seemed like the right thing to do at the time 😀 Thanks for watching!

@wisegirl1206. Thank you for your kind comment! Hope you get a chance to watch a few more of our videos 😀👍✌.

@LouiseCarson-e5m Big thanks for watching 😀✌ Hoping you have a great time. Let us know if you have any last minute questions? Not sure where in Ireland you’re going but we’ve released videos about sites north of Galway including the Causeway Coast area. Best wishes!

@valcollinsbooks1712 thanks so much for watching and commenting! We had the great pleasure of visiting the Cliffs on our last trip over, and though we didn't park down by Hag's Head, we had lovely weather that day and walked down to there and back to the visitor's center and O'Brien's tower. What stunning scenery! We stayed well away from the edge! We took a look at your author website and ordered your newest book from Amazon! Looking forward to reading it! Thanks again for watching and best of luck with your book series!

@user-ri1qu7mn9. Thanks for sharing that info! Will we be able to find a spice bag in other cities or towns? The couple of pints part should be no problem 😂

@donstravelsandrants. Thanks Don! Ha 😀! Being Irish, shouldn’t you be exempt from scrutiny? 😀 Lots of Americans certainly travel to Ireland. There’s always a few that act like an eejit 😀 Thanks!

Being an eejit is allowed. I'm a bit of a one myself. 😜🤣👍😊

@@donstravelsandrants. Please don’t tell anyone, but I (Chris) can be an eejit at times. Just ask Karen ! 😂

Cool.👍😊😄

@UdanKhatola_dream. Thanks so much for your comment 😀 What part of the country did you move to? Hoping that you enjoy your new home!! 👍😀✌ Thank you for watching!

@patriciajordan3887. Thanks for watching! We were new to UA-cam.That particular video was only our third effort 😀 We’ve learned so much about editing and enhancing the photos and videos. It’s been a big learning curve but we think we’re getting better with each video. Thanks again 😀👍

Best wishes!

@fly4fun350 First of all, thanks for watching and commenting!! We did not know about that information, so thanks again. We knew about Alcock and Brown’s first transatlantic landing near Clifden ( Co. Galway ) and some other landmarks. One of our UA-cam cohorts is an airplane enthusiast. We’ll attach a link to his playlist on planes. 😁 ua-cam.com/play/PL-yulPTai01npOyRQqFXXvt9tXYsXXTnk.html&si=xqlSjZloRh37gqN_

Thanks so much for your kind comments! Loved your drone video! We've thought of getting a drone, but since Karen is still working it would be a stretch to fit the learning curve in right now (but that hasn't stopped her from looking at the DJI's in the Costco ads!)😄 For now, we're looking at a subscription service for drone footage of Ireland to use as B roll for our upcoming trip back to Ireland in September. We subscribed to your channel as well! Best of luck to you!

@@thissecondhalfadventure Well THANK YOU! for YOUR kind words! AND for subscribing... Trust me when I say this.. you mentioned the learning curve..my wife got me this Dji Mini 4K Drone a month ago..I'd never flown a Drone before! And I'd never had a UA-cam channel until after getting this Drone! And I've certainly never did any editing.. so if this 66 year old could do this in a month of learning, so could you and the Mrs. And this is NOT a expensive Drone ($299), still a lot, but not as much as many of them sell for and it pretty much flies itself! I use a free editing program called Capcut.. it's pretty easy to learn as well! Good luck to you both! Looking forward to watching more of your amazing videos! ❤️

We've been using iMovie since we started but are transitioning over to Capcut soon. We're curious about your use of the John Denver song given the copyright - or were you able to buy rights through a subscription service? We use Epidemic Sound, because we were concerned about the possibilities of complications...

Oh, I forgot to mention, I SUBSCRIBED to your channel as well !! ❤❤

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@mgreengiant. Ha! That must’ve been the reason for the bad reputation. 😀 We agree, even the dairy products are getting recognition. Thanks for watching and commenting! 😀👍

@patwheeler4940. 😂 Loved it!! Thanks for watching and commenting! We’ll be more comfortable this time but it takes a little more concentration than I’m used to! 😂 First trip to Ireland convinced us to return 👍👍.

@@thissecondhalfadventure Yeah theres a lot to see but theres tourist traps too same where ever you go, anyway happy travels.

@@patwheeler4940 That is very true! There are plenty of them in the U.S.😀 Thanks again👍

What kind of cheese? It sounds WONDERFUL!Thanks for watching and commenting!😊

@kaitthegreat2012. Thank you! So glad you watched and commented! Let us know if you have any questions 😀👍

@johnshortt3006. Thanks for watching and commenting! Good call! Cobh is definitely a place we want to see. Are there any places in Cobh you recommend? We are aware of the more popular sites (Titanic) . Thanks for mentioning the train. I think we saw a 1 hour train ride to Cobh from Cork. Probably better than driving and parking though. Thanks again.👍

The Roaring Donkey is a great pub with local trad musicians on Tues or Wed night. There’s lovely restaurants and a nice walk along the waterfront. There’s a zoo but we didn’t make it there.

@@johnshortt3006 Thanks for responding to my question. We want visit the waterfront, see a few shops and probably grab a bite. The Roaring Donkey looks great! Thank you for sharing that😀👍✌

@rutube46. Thank you very much! Thanks for watching 👍😀.

@alandoherty5237. Glad you enjoyed that video. Appreciate you watching and commenting!!

@jmaverick. We’re very jealous 😀. We are leaving Ireland the week before the festival ☹️ We ate oysters in Galway on our last trip and they were delicious! Would love to hear your experience after you return. Safe travels!! Thanks for watching and sharing with us!!!

@@thissecondhalfadventure I will let ya know! Thanks for the response.

@glorytalbott5500. You certainly seem to have the right state of mind to travel! 😀 Sometimes things just happen. Just don’t let it ruin your trip. The travels you’ve been on sound amazing! Very curious about language barrier in Korea and Japan. We’re also curious about Columbia 😀 We wish you safe travels this autumn. Let us know if you have any questions about Ireland or Northern Ireland. Thank you for watching and commenting.

My sister married a Japanese man twenty years ago and they have four children. So we (my grown daughters came, too) stayed with my sister when in Japan. My sister is fluent in Japanese and English but I still learned some basic Japanese like thank you (aragato gozaimasu) and other short polite responses. I only knew thank you in Korean and that was it! But we were in Seoul and we still managed to get around there. The worse thing I did was try to stick Korean won into a metro ticket machine in Japan instead of Japanese yen. Someone nicely commented that I was using the wrong money, lol. The good thing about Colombia is it's cheap once you get there. But be careful of the area. Most Americans stay in the area of Poblado in Medellin but we also liked staying in other parts such as Bello where we only saw the locals. I've been to Medellin five times. Americans often pronounce Medellin incorrectly so look up the proper way to say it before traveling there. Someone corrected the way I said Edinbough (Scotland) so I've since corrected it before we go there this autumn! My husband and I plan to see Ireland, Northern Ireland and Scotland for the first time ever.

@denise159. Thanks, that’s very good to know! Chris really enjoys spicy foods! Sometimes it’s a good idea to switch things up a bit. Since we’re going to be in Ireland though, we’ll probably look for the specialty of the town or village we’re in 😀 The Moroccan food however, sounds like something I need to try 👍 Thanks for watching and joining the conversation!!

@petercunningham5640. Living in the state we grew up in , we appreciate sports very much . Sending all the best to Armagh 👍🎉😀

@John3160Brian-cm4fj. Glad you are watching and commenting! Thanks!

@craiglist483, thanks for watching and thanks for the question! To answer your question I'll say the driving went great. I must admit the first couple of days was white knuckles and anxiety though 😃 Different side of the car and the road, traffic signs and lane markers and such. It starts to get more comfortable. Always get an automatic transmission if possible unless you really enjoy a manual. I could go on but if you get a chance, we have two videos on driving that might help you get better prepared: ua-cam.com/video/mXA6lZSWsZI/v-deo.htmlsi=7k-AIj273JKME5dv ua-cam.com/video/a01CpFjlPf0/v-deo.htmlsi=T8q6gCzwyfvZC0Mk Feel free to ask any other questions. Thanks again for watching and commenting!

@@thissecondhalfadventureThank you for the video suggestions & for sharing your journey!

@@craiglist483 👍 Safe travels!!

Sorry, we gave them credit for being bigger than they are!😆

Thank you so much for the kind words @carmeldaly5566! We appreciate your views and comments! 🙂💚

As we said above, we gave them credit for being bigger than they are! 😆

@brianfagan3367. Thanks for joining the conversation! We also had a few comments regarding the term “southern Ireland “. We were referring to the part of the Republic that we hadn’t visited. It was suggested that we name the counties we were visiting to save any confusion. I understand what you’re saying about traditional meals. That type of meal was always best around a table with the family. We’ve eaten many types of world cuisine and I’ve seen many of them represented in Ireland. We even saw American barbecue. I’d like to check out a supermarket in Ireland. Thanks for the tip 😀👍✌ Glad you watched and commented.

Would have to disagree about the food. I grew up on a diet of stews, bacon and cabbage, soda bread, fry ups, colcannon, you name it - and im only 22. Differs everywhere, we're a crowd of farmers from the countryside, could be a different story in towns qnd cities. of course we ate pasta, rice, curries and all the rest too, but the "traditional" stuff isnt as dead as people may think!

@@elll2184 Very glad you commented! Chris’s grandparents could stretch a half pound of beef or pork by making soups or stews by adding cabbage, turnips or potatoes etc from their garden. Egg noodles ( Amish style ) is still a comfort food favorite. Beans also played a big part. Our favorite “ethnic “ food was our Americanized version of Italian 😂 It’s great to know food options in Ireland are many but it’s good news that the “traditional” stuff isn’t dead!! Thanks for watching and commenting 👍😀