Travel Tips and Tricks Tuesday Episode 3

    Welcome back my fellow Adventurers for another episode of Travel Tips and Tricks Tuesday! This time we are coving footwear placement. I know it sounds a bit strange but be patient with me. This is something my mom and I learned on a cruise we took a few years ago. We still use this trick even at our local pool now.

    If you are from the South you know how hot it can get in the late spring to late summer. For those not from the South, the temperature can get up into the 90’s and low 100’s quite easily. When you go on a cruise or travel farther south the heat can get worse. We already know that at those temperatures any sort of pavement, concrete, brick, metal, etc. is going to be extremely hot and if you walk barefoot it would burn your feet and leave blisters. However, what about when you are at the pool, on a private boat, or a cruise ship? I’ve noticed that a lot of people prefer to go barefoot around the pool, or on a private boat, or on a cruise ship.

    So does that mean those places don’t get hot? The answer to that is no. A pool is normally surrounded by concrete and unless it is an indoor pool or has some sort of frame work around it to block the sun then it will be hot. The concrete will absorb the heat and make it very hard to walk on. The same goes for the deck of a private boat or cruise ship.

    The trick my mom and I learned about shoe placement when near a pool or a pool on a cruise ship is to place your shoes near where you plan to enter/exit the pool or just keep your pool shoes on. For example my mom and I were on the Carnival Dream cruise ship and noticed the deck surrounding the pool was very hot. There was even a guy that carried 2 women bridal style from the pool to their loungers because they didn’t have their shoes and he didn’t want them to get burned on the hot deck floor.

    My mom and I decided to place our shoes just outside the blue overflow area where the water was only an inch deep. Once we had our fun at the pool we were able to walk in the overflow area back to our shoes. Where we sat down on the side, put our shoes back on, then went to our loungers.

    By placing our shoes where we did, our feet stayed cool and avoided getting burned on the hot deck. This trick can be used at your local pool or the deck of a private boat if the boat has a shaded area that is protected from the sun. Just place your shoes where you can access them before stepping out onto a hot surface.

    I hope this trick helps you, my fellow adventurers, when your are traveling this summer. My next post will be released this Thursday!

    Until next time!

    S