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I'll just throw in another view. Walking the Frances, specifically in Galicia in April (2022), I ended up leaning into the rain. I wore Chaco's Z-Cloud sandals, with Injiji toe socks when it was colder. (I had ditched the trail runners that had made things worse.) For my feet the sandals were...
Chacos Z cloud sandals (with toe loop) worked for me--worn with injinji toe socks. Yes they got wet and muddy -- I washed, dried, and re-wore. Only blister I got was early on with the trail runners so that was the end of that. 🩰
Walked from outside Sarria to Santiago in early April. 80% was in Chaco's Zcloud (toe loop); I dumped the well-worn trainers on the way as they gave me nothing but trouble. The last 13.6 mile day was rainy, windy, cold; I wore the Chacos with Injinji toe socks and they worked fine. I had...
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