Hiking Boots in the Eastern Suburbs can not be found!
Me! Wearing hiking boots? Shock horror - what do you wear with them?
I need a pair for work, Thursday I'll be traveling up to Mackay, North Queensland to view our site, I've been shown pictures of mud, swap like areas that "I" will have to walk across.
When I hear boots my usual thoughts are my knee high stiletto, or my Gucci ankle boots - not going to happen in mud. I love the word mud... I just associate the word with men on constructions sites with sweat running down their muscular bodies...
Anyway, I went directly to Colorado thinking hiking boots would be a staple for the store. Nop, they no longer manufacture women's hiking boots. WTF! Then off to every shop in the mall including Rebel sport - nop, no where to be found. No store has stocked them for over a year.
One sales person recommended going to the camping stores on Kent Street. I call my girlfriend Lisa to ask if she knew anywhere, she has afterall gone camping and trekking through out Canada and New Zealand, after laughing she said Kent Street would be the way to go too.
I start heading out there, I call my mum to rant about my wasted time. Her response "If you can't find any you'd better give up the job" Yeah... Real help.
I get down to Kent Street there a 5 (I think) stores in the area. Who knew?
I am now a proud owner of hiking boots.
Me! Wearing hiking boots? Shock horror - what do you wear with them?
I need a pair for work, Thursday I'll be traveling up to Mackay, North Queensland to view our site, I've been shown pictures of mud, swap like areas that "I" will have to walk across.
When I hear boots my usual thoughts are my knee high stiletto, or my Gucci ankle boots - not going to happen in mud. I love the word mud... I just associate the word with men on constructions sites with sweat running down their muscular bodies...
Anyway, I went directly to Colorado thinking hiking boots would be a staple for the store. Nop, they no longer manufacture women's hiking boots. WTF! Then off to every shop in the mall including Rebel sport - nop, no where to be found. No store has stocked them for over a year.
One sales person recommended going to the camping stores on Kent Street. I call my girlfriend Lisa to ask if she knew anywhere, she has afterall gone camping and trekking through out Canada and New Zealand, after laughing she said Kent Street would be the way to go too.
I start heading out there, I call my mum to rant about my wasted time. Her response "If you can't find any you'd better give up the job" Yeah... Real help.
I get down to Kent Street there a 5 (I think) stores in the area. Who knew?
I am now a proud owner of hiking boots.
The stores feel like a foreign country to me, big backpacks, sleeping bags, tents... I walk in sheepishly "hiking shoes" "hiking shoes"
I told my story to my boss, he laughed at me. He also mentioned I'm far ahead of all the women up there as I have all my teeth - What have I got myself into?
On a positive, my shoe count is now at 38 and I can think about trekking Michu Pichu...
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I have to protest about your Bosss comment as the women up here have all of their teeth...the only thing is they won't go out with me (LOL). The mud up here isn't mud...it is a viscous substitute that hides mud crabs, Mangroves and hikers..It will suck the boots right off your feet and it stinks like wet sullage. The mosquitos are hunted in helicopters and the crocs travel in packs. The fruit bats only bite if you pick them up (or are eating fruit)but apart from that and the heat and humidity you should have a good time (Don't go swimming or drink the water). You should have come to Rocky (LOL)
PS: we have a mine site half way to Mackay but it isn't in a swamp
PPS: they speak funny too ...heh
It’s cruel to exaggerate :-(
I've also been warned about the speech.
Also I won’t be trusted as "I'm city folk"
I am looking forward to the trip - I may be a regular up there.
Drop on down...I'll take you to the bull rides. They are inside a huge arena in the pub(true - Google "Lee Kernigans Great Western Hotel". I'm from the 'Gong but I don't tell these banana benders (lol)
Bull Rides! Sign me up! How much fun!
When i'm out of my comfort zone I may as well go all the way :-)
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