I bought those sandals at Nordstrom for 59$ it was a day before I left to go go to Israel. I knew I need to replace my old sandals made by an Israeli co. name Source. I had to find sandals that can handle the heat of the desert and the small creeks of the Jordan river. for the first mission; I spent 2 days in the desert. I had to climb up to Masada and it was 116 degrees (no kidding). it took time to find the right amount of pressure I could use to tight the sandals to your feet, after few adjustment I felt fairly comfortable but I didn't like the fact that when you get little rocks in to the sandals it is almost impossible to shake it off, you have to either live with it (thats what I did) or take it off and shake the sandals. another thing I didn't like about the sandals was the fact that the sol make your feel sweat and if you try to tight it up too much it might hurt. the second test was walking in a creek for about 4 hrs, this was a complete pleasure! the sandals can be tight and no matter how many rocks on the bottom they do not slide off your feet and I loved it. between the two extremes I enjoy walking and hiking for days with no issues. I think those sandals well worth every penny and they look good too. the only reason I didn't give 5 stars is that I owned a better sandals in the past that was at the same price point.