Cambridge Cluster

My first pair of Meindl boots fitted like a glove and I was very happy.  Why did I not keep them?  The second pair were a disaster with the right foot eating into my heal until I could hardly walk.  I took them back to Open Air in Cambridge but even a hot bath softening treatment failed to make them wearable to me.

So up to Ambleside and a visit to F.W.Tyson who have specialised in footware since 1887.  Luckily for me Mr Tyson was available and after sixty one years (soon to be sixty two) he knows the best boots for each customer.  Last year he got me walking again with a light Lowa boot which is great for walking but not so good on keeping out water.  After a long discussion – well, you do not buy boots often so what is the rush – we agreed on a pair of Lowa Military Mountain GTX boots.

The first two walks have gone well and the next may see me on the top of Fairfield.  The boots have a high ankle support which gives me confidence and it is so nice splashing through the streams and not having to worry about wet feet.