hiking boots and all that

Wed Feb 6 20:57:34 PST 2002

Greetings Lori,
I have purchased a lovely pair of walking shoes - Columbia Trail Grinders -
so far I have had no trouble with them - not even a blister on our first
walk with them - over 20kms.
Marion
----- Original Message -----
From: Lori Key <L.KeyaAIS.AT>
To: <GOCAMINOaPETE.URI.EDU>
Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2002 4:19 AM
Subject: hiking boots and all that


> I will be experiencing the camino this summer (mid-June to August) and I
> need advice on boots. While I'm active and fit, I am not really an outdoor
> gal, and so I don't own, and have never owned, hiking boots. I live in
> Austria and can get European and/or some imported American boots.
>
> Any suggestions --about specific boots or anything else for the camino at
> this time of year-- would be great.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Lori
>
>
> At 09:29 AM 2/4/02 EST, you wrote:
> >Does anybody know what to expect weatherwise on the Camino from say,
April 25
> >to June 1? I am still wondering if very sturdy low Rockport (La Plata)
shoes
> >will be all right or enough even though I plan to start in St. Jean.
> >Thanks for any and all input.
> >Leonie
> ><HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT  COLOR="#0000ff" SIZE=2
> FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Eurostile" LANG="0">Does anybody know what to
> expect weatherwise on the Camino from say, April 25 to June 1? I am still
> wondering if very sturdy low Rockport (La Plata) shoes will be all right
or
> enough even though I plan to start in St. Jean. <BR>
> >Thanks for any and all input.<BR>
> >Leonie</FONT></HTML>
> >
> Lori Key
> American International School in Vienna
> Salmannsdorferstrasse 47
> 1190 Vienna, Austria
> tel: 431-40-132-239
> fax: 431-40-132-5
> e-mail: l.keyaais.at
>