New shoes and happiness

A couple of weekends ago, Al and I went up to Cotswolds in Cardiff to shop for the shoes we plan to use on our C2C this summer.
I fancied some Salomon's as every model I have had have always been comfy. I 'spoke' to Podcast Bob as I remembered a mention of Salomon XA Comps in his 'Tarp camping' podcast.
I tried on their XA Pro 3D's (not the Goretex model), but the shoe felt very narrow. The XA Comp 3 was wonderful from the second I pulled it on. Al managed to get some Comp 2's for a bargain in their sale.
I have been using Terrocs for a while now, but they just don't do it for me. The Salomon's are actually lighter and feel a lot more supportive. So if you fancy some 'hardly used' Terrocs in a size 10 - keep an eye on Ebay!
We tried our new footwear out this weekend on a muddy and wet 10 mile session around Gower (more next post) and I love them - easily the most comfortable shoes I have ever walked in. A bit slippery in the muddy conditions, but they drained well (and believe me, we were up to our knees in water at some points!) and my feet did not feel even slightly fatigued at the end of the day.

They might be the ones!