I was never a fan of these but my parents would always make me wear them on family vacations. My parents would strap these on my feet at the beach. Sure it saved me from having to walk on hot sand, sunburned feet and the pain of stepping on shells. I would have gladly traded all that for the benefit of being more fashionable.
I can fondly remember running in the water with the shoes on, the water weighing down my feet as I got deeper in the big blue. I recall trying to jump the waves, boogie board in hand how difficult it was with rubber and mesh strapped to your feet. Eventually the Aquashoes would fill up with sand and the chaffing would cause me more pain than walking on a million broken shells on a one hundred and fifty degree day.
During the course of 6 or more hours spent in the 65 degree water, lips turning blue my shoes would fall off. I can remember being so happy to have lost them at sea until I realized....
They Float.
