_ page 2, July 28, 1976 - North Shore News |

I have a pair of sandals of which Iam more than
fond. Ever have something like that? They have
covered many miles in more than three years.
They’re hand-made leather sandals, made here on

the North Shore,

and they’re_ the

most -

comfortabie-and coolest-footwear imaginable.

When I had them made I
had some doubts. I mean,
sandals? Who wears sandals
but hippies and women? But
when I picked them up from
Terry Ryals’ Genesis leather
shop I found a new comfort
and coolness that 1 hadn't
experienced before, and
through the intervening
years the sandals have
become my friends. They are
broken-in and my feet and
they have a very pleasant
relationship.

I took them with me to
Maui this spring and while
endeavouring to scramble
over some rocks the sole on
one wore out. It was worn
paper-thin already, and the
rough lava finished it off. —

. COWBOYS

So I sought out a shoe
repair shop in Wailuku. It
was away from the main
tourist area, and from the
piles of worn cowboy boots I
gathered that the shoemaker
did most of his business with
locals rather than with
tourists. Maui is known for
large cattle ranches—the one
at Hana, on the east side of

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the island, being about
30,000 acres, if I remember
correctly. I saw more cow-
boys in Hawaii than I’ve ever

_ seen in Williams Lake.

The shoe man was quite
aloof. He examined my
sandals and suggested that I
throw them away, and I
explained how special they
were to me. He finally
grudgingly agreed to try to
repair them. Then came the
question of when. ‘Two
weeks’” he ventured. I told
him that I would be back in
Vancouver by then and
would find it difficult to call
for them. .

**See these boots?’’ said.
the shoemaker. ‘‘I’m_ the
only .shoemaker on_ this
island, and I’ve only got two
hands. I’ve got to keep my

_ main customers happy.’’ But

he finally. agreed that he
would try to have them in a
week.

LIKE NEW
They were ready in a week

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and as he was putting the
money in the till I took the
sandals out and examined
them.

They were like new. He
had stitched a new compos-
ition sole on the bottom of
the old one, repaired the
straps, added new heels. I
was delighted and smiled at |
the dour man. ‘‘Hey,’’ I said,
“‘these are fantastic!”’

He brightened visibly.
**Well,”” he said, ‘‘I haven't —
fixed many sandals before.”’

I said that I liked the idea
of a composition sole, for the
original leather one became
very slippery in wet weather.
He stood at the counter while
I put on the sandals and tried
them out. They were as good
as new—maybe better—and
I told him. His smile came

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to his cowboy boots a little
happier, too.

- The months between then
and now have proved that he.
knew his stuff, too. I’m
happier with my sandals now. @
than when I first got them. £
And I got a column out of &
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