Question about shoes

[cstrick]

Several of the shore excursions on the Paul Gaugiun mention water shoes. What are they and where can I purshase them ? I understand that you need then to protect your feet from the coral and the various water creatures.

[greytstuff]

Don't know where you live, but I found mine last year at Wal-Mart, really inexpensive at around $6.00. I now use them for gardening. I first went to a sporting goods store and they were quite expensive there. No need.

[Suitegurl]

I also saw them at K-Mart for about $6 or $7 dollars. However at the end of the season, they usually mark them 1/2 price.

[Wendy The Wanderer]

Depending on the time of year and where you live, you might have to find them at a dive shop. We live in the north, and water shoes aren't available year-round anywhere else. But even then, they only cost about $20.

 

They are really essential for times when you are in and around the water, but not wearing fins. There are bits of sharp coral and urchins, but also (rare) stone fish. The latter are deadly.

[ChatKat in Ca.]

Land's End had them in their swimsuit catalog, Target sells them during summer/spring and Sportings Goods stores have them year round too.

[micked10@earthlink.net]

My husband and I just got ours at Wal-Mart and they were marked down to $4.00. I splurged ( ha) and bought 2 pair in case they don't dry out well or get smelly.

Micked10

[cruiseej]

Both time we were going on the PG, we found them at Sports Authority, if you have those in your area. I imagine most larger sporting goods stores have them. You may also see them as "reef shoes" and "aqua socks".

 

-- Eric

[Nevian]

You can buy 'Crocs' in male and female sizes in all colours on board, probably at a mark up. We found these did the job well and dried out instantly being plastic, so no smells etc, comfortable too.

 

Nevian