Sandals???

[Maura Santangelo]

Sandals are great as a break from hiking boots in certain conditions,
the one woman we did meet with walking shoes had a great deal of
difficulty in the first section from SJPP to Pamplona.

Do you carry a pack on your walks?

Maura
On Wednesday, August 6, 2003, at 01:53 PM, Jilek, Glenn wrote:

> Kerrie mentioned in the recent message on her Camino experience that
> some walkers were in sandals (tevas, etc).  This makes me wonder again
> how essential are hiking shoes/boots?  Can a good grade of walking or
> running shoes work on the Camino?  Those types of shoes are much more
> flexible, lighter, and therefore more comfortable and should cause
> less blisters.
>
> I walk as a hobby and log in about 30 miles per week in good weather
> and much more when I don't work.  The surface is mostly paved and and
> sometimes hard packed earth.  I have gone through many walking shoes.
> Since I am planning on walking the Camino, I have tried various hiking
> shoes and they all seem so rigid and heavy in comparison.  Are their
> advantages in stability worth their disadvantages?
>
> Glenn
>