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What kind of hiking sandals did you wear? I'm looking for a pair of sandals to trade off with my shoes.I wore hiking sandals the entire Lisbon to Santiago walk. I got a mean splinter in my foot, which my Little Camino Brother, Sebastian (a medical doctor) had to perform surgery on. (OK, he pull the splinter out; it was a log! It was a tree! It was...a small splinter that had worked its way in pretty deep.)
Other than that, no problems with my feet or my knees (because of my feet). The old Roman roads with their cobblestones were hard to walk on no matter what you wear.
(I walked and ran a lot in my barefeet before that Camino, which could be why I was OK to wear sandals. And sometimes socks with the sandals. Sebastian--a German--was asked a lot if I was German.)
I think they were Merrill's, Trecile. They are at home and I'm at my office; I'll get back to you when I have a look at them. Pretty sure they are Merrill's though... Comfortable as all get out.What kind of hiking sandals did you wear? I'm looking for a pair of sandals to trade off with my shoes.
The Hoka hiking boots and shoes are available on the Hoka site.REI carries a Hoka One hiking boot. They have them in men's sizes for sure. Not sure about women's sizes. As far as I know they are exclusive to REI.
Thanks!I think they were Merrill's, Trecile. They are at home and I'm at my office; I'll get back to you when I have a look at them. Pretty sure they are Merrill's though... Comfortable as all get out.
Margaret, my husband and I are leaving Lisbon on the 28th of August as well. Staying in Penseo Prada hotel on the 27th. Hope we meet.Hi Finnie, I am leaving Lisbon 28 August walking in my walked-in scarpa boots that have been great for all the training I am doing in preparation. My training has from necessity been mainly on hard surfaces and I have had no problems. However, if you catch up with me and I am hobbling along remind me of your super cushions.
Beum Camino
My wife loves her Hoka's. Both in NYC (concrete and asphalt), and a trail runner version while walking to Machu Picchu (dirt and rock). That will probably be the only shoe she takes this fall on the Ingles. My feet are too wide to fit into them, but that have been the magic bullet for her.
Buen Camino,
Jo Jo
Wow. That's interesting.I'm brave. Here's my two bob's worth. I did the camino Frances a couple of years ago in early design trail runners with zero drop, extra wide toe box and minimal soles. Felt every stone beneath my feet. Walked the plantar fasciitis out within the first few weeks. Had had it for at least 12 months. It was so severe that if I needed to get up in the middle of the night I would crawl because walking was too painful. An xray after the walk showed large heel spurs that had grown because of the severity of the plantar fasciitis. It's never come back. This year I walked in new generation trail runners with much thicker soles. Far more comfortable to walk in. No blisters either time but would I have lost the plantar fasciitis if I had walked in thick soles for the first camino? Personally I think the wide toe box was the most important factor but the "massage" from the stoney paths also helped. Just my opinion based on my experience. No medical knowledge involved.
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