Was shopping for a pair of water shoes for an upcoming vacation to Hawaii.  Just wanted a shoe that would be comfortable around a hotel pool or at the beach.  These New Balances far exceeded what I had expected in a water shoe.

Style, look, is very up to date, though the bright green on the eyelets could be considered a little bright for some.  I did have one stranger ask if I was a Universtiy of Oregon fan since the colors are similar to their team colors.  In appearance they look just like a running shoe or hiking type shoe which means they can be worn for casual events.

Comfort, here is what really suprised me.  I am a runner and have sensitive feet, especially at the ball of my foot.  Finding a good shoe is always a difficult propostion for me.  In all honesty I expected these to be an uncomfortable thin water shoe.  I was wrong, these shoes are extremely comfortable.  In fact during my vacation I found that I could walk, hike, etc., all day without much discomfort.  The padding is adequate and the shoe is nicely flexible in the right places.  The only issue, since I was wearing these with no socks sometimes I would get a small blister on the back of my foot where the pull up strap is located.  Small socks would fix this, and I just put a band aid on if there was any discomfort.  Anyway, these ended up being the shoe I wore during most of my vacation, to the beach, to the pool, shopping, hiking around town.

Funcationality, as stated above, I wore these things everywhere without a hitch.  The outsole works well on the street or on rocks.  They have a pourous skin and water exit holes in the sole which work well evacuating water from within the shoe.  The quick lacing system also works well and the clip system that goes into the tongue of the shoe works well in removing any extra string/lace from around the top of the shoe.

More than happy with my purchase and these are my new all around favorite shoe.

There is a small review of the shoe here...
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