Don’t tell Petra I bought a pair of Crocs
Mostly we have had good weather. Here are the storks of Ephesus enjoying a fine day.
Petra is our second daughter. She has a definite attitude regarding Crocs—you can wear them at the beach and that’s about it. I’ve tried to honour this quirk of hers, but I caved in last month in Austria. We were having a very wet and chilly start to the overland trip. My runners/sneakers were getting too muddy and my thongs/flip flops/jandals weren’t warm enough. So I bought some Crocs—the real thing—at an outlet store in Salzburg.
Then I wore them—with sport socks—and I was plenty pleased with myself. Petra, however, is probably groaning by now.
As the weather got nicer, I decided to wear the Crocs without socks. Stupid idea. I got a blister that took two weeks to dry up and heal. I can hear Petra saying ‘you had this coming’. So now I’m alternating between Crocs and runners, especially when it’s raining. When it gets really hot, I’ll move on to flip-flops, or thongs as we call them in Australia.
Methinks that laundry, shoes and the weather may be my main challenges on this trip, which reminds me of a little ditty I learned ages ago. Sorry, but I don’t know who wrote it.
Whether the weather be cold
Or whether the weather be hot
Whatever the weather, we’ll weather the weather
Whether we like it or not.
Where to next? 
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