peter wells
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I lead a bush walking group. One of our members always walks in Crocs. Well, not really, he always walks in the Aldi version of Crocs. And that is summer (ie. snake season) and winter (ie. Australian winter with no snow).
Me gustaría poder escribir esta última frase en español.I so wish I could write this last sentence in Spanish.
@Bradypus, I used to wear something very similar when quail hunting in the south Texas brush back when I lived there among the rattlesnakes, but alas, I forgot to oil them after a rainy-day hunt and they will no longer flex at the ankles and knees... I don't think I would set foot on a bush trail there without a pair of these!
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Oh laundry, no matter how careful I washed thee, I was fated to discover as much water on the floor as in the wash basin. And not a mop in sight.Crocs are wonderful on the Camino! And in albergues, where some people just cannot wash their clothes without spilling water on the floor...
..ha, ha, ha......But I must confess that even as a snake fan given the spectacular collection of nasties that you have in Australia I don't think I would set foot on a bush trail there without a pair of these!
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I volunteer once a week at the local agricultural show office at the showgrounds on the edge of the town. A very large tiger snake has moved in with our closest neighbour which is a very large and very beautiful blue tongue lizard. They share the same hole in the conrete beneath our building and come out to sun themselves. We have a snake wrangler coming in next week to relocate the snake because tiger snakes are reasonably dangerous. The snake wrangler is bringing a mouse to lure the snake out of the hole.I am one of those odd people who is fascinated by reptiles - and snakes in particular. I am sitting typing in a room with a small python in the corner for company. I was really excited to meet a couple of new species last month on the Via de la Plata. At one point I moved a very dozy Viperine Snake off the path just in case someone trod on it by accident or killed it out of fear. It helps that in the UK and Spain even the relatively few venomous snakes are in practice not a serious threat. But I must confess that even as a snake fan given the spectacular collection of nasties that you have in Australia I don't think I would set foot on a bush trail there without a pair of these!
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I volunteer once a week at the local agricultural show office at the showgrounds on the edge of the town. A very large tiger snake has moved in with our closest neighbour which is a very large and very beautiful blue tongue lizard. They share the same hole in the conrete beneath our building and come out to sun themselves. We have a snake wrangler coming in next week to relocate the snake because tiger snakes are reasonably dangerous. The snake wrangler is bringing a mouse to lure the snake out of the hole.
Great idea!Crocs are awesome. I pull the insoles out of my shoes and put them into my crocs.
I'm intrigued - but worry about how they function on the loose stoney footpaths of the routes in France. Any reports for performance on surfaces such as that?
I am fascinated. And now want to go buy a pair of Crocs to try it out.Crocs are awesome. I pull the insoles out of my shoes and put them into my crocs.
Did you wear them in the shower? If so how quickly did they dry?I took Swiftwater Crocs for my Albergue and around town shoes and loved them. I could have easily worn them on days I walked on road surface and such. I would not wear them on gravel or loose rock trails due to likelyhood of getting pebble in them that you would have to stop and get out. Love my Swiftwater Crocs but no other model Crocs work for me.
Camino Frances 729km October 2017.
I wore them in the shower one time and I would say they dried within 10 to 15 min. I did not wear them again as I did now want to leave wet footprints and did not like having wet shoes so I did not wear shoes in the shower anymore.Did you wear them in the shower? If so how quickly did they dry?
Are the soles slippery in the shower or wet floors?Crocs are wonderful on the Camino! And in albergues, where some people just cannot wash their clothes without spilling water on the floor...
That photo was taken 18 April 2017 at the Estella municiple Abergue. I started at SJPdP on 14 April 2017. My new (much lighter)pack is sitting packed waiting for my next April 2018 Camino....perhaps English, or Portuguse.Oooh @ernie pease, that photo of your pack, all ready to go, just made my chest flutter with anticipation ....
In Latvia there are only 2 types of snakes - viper with the characteristic ornament on the back ("odze") and the black with yellow "ears" grass snake ("zalktis"). And there is "glodene" - a leg less lizard, is it called "slow worm" in English? Not slow at all....Latvia this summer. Most were squashed flat or partly eaten, all except one, a thin blackish snake which I observed with fascination as it slithered through grass.
Crocs can be deadly on a smooth, wet surface - trying to walk across the wet main square in Valletta (Malta) which is paved with ancient marble slabs was akin to watching a two year old earning to ice skate. Cesare Borgia's tombstone nearly flattened me too.Are the soles slippery in the shower or wet floors?
I have not seen this version of Croc's before, but it looks like they have better soles and traction than the older standard style. Did you always wear them with bare feet or use them with socks? I always wear socks with my shower sandals on the chillier evenings on my Spring caminos....it feels so cozy!
I'm intrigued - but worry about how they function on the loose stoney footpaths of the routes in France. Any reports for performance on surfaces such as that?
...In Latvia there are only 2 types of snakes - viper with the characteristic ornament on the back ("odze") and the black with yellow "ears" grass snake ("zalktis"). And there is "glodene" - a leg less lizard, is it called "slow worm" in English? Not slow at all....
Crocs are awesome. I pull the insoles out of my shoes and put them into my crocs.
I think they are the classic style Crocs, and yes the insoles stay in with no problem. Plantar faciaitis: stretch, every try the yoga balls for the bottom of you feet?Insoles w/crocs? Count me curious. We walked the full Camino this past spring and my feet STILL hurt from plantar faciaitis. Good insoles are a MUST should I do this ever again. What style of croc did you use? I assume the insoles staid in place w/no problem?
I don't know if you should but you could add drops of Shoe-goo to the bottoms to act as lugs.Should I do something to add traction to the crocs?
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