from St. Martin to Anguilla

Today is a 5th flip-flop day. It was very cold when I woke up. The chilly wind coming in through the window and the grey clouds beyond were a surprise, as I had checked the weather the night before. As soon as I was sitting I looked it up again and accuweather confirmed a high of 26 and full sunshine. Confused once more by the meteorology of my new home I dressed warm, but took flip-flops into my bag, just in case. Until 9.30 it was still cloudy and chilly, I was actually regretting not having taken a scarf. And then out of nowhere the heat settled. Ok, ok. It was not the Napoli, Barcelona or St.Martin heat. But it was very warm. So off went my mocasins, on came my flip-flops. I'm a bit picky about shoes, or rather I have very demanding feet. My shoes must be comfortable. Of course I love cool, pretty, fun and stylish shoes, so it takes forever for me to find a pair that satisfies all of the above criteria, once it does, there's almost no limit I'll go to, to get what I want;) Mine aren't any old flip-flops. These are bought in Cancun, made in Brazil, tested in the heat of Miami, St. Martin, San Juan Puerto Rico, Guadalajara, Mexico DF, Cancun, Playa del Carmen, Anguilla...Once I realised how wonderful they were, I bought myself more pairs in other colours, plus a few more for presents. I'm not much into boasting about brands, but if you want good quality flip-flops the Ipanema signed by Giselle Bundchen, are the thing to get. My well tested foot companion did not deal well with the Brussels heat haha. I did walk a lot today, partially because I had to run arrands, and partially because wanting to discover the city I took a few wrong turns. I just redid my route on google maps and the result is a bit over 11km; it felt like much more for the soles of my feet. When I jog that distance, I feel perfectly fine. Can't quite understand why I am in so much pain today. It looks far on the map, I did walk through 3 different neighbourhoods, but it is roughly the distance between St. Martin and Anguilla. No one's ever tried walking that of course, but anyone who's been to either, knows that the islands look like they're right next to each other, it looks like nothing. So why are my feet killing me!