I would like sandals that I can wear throughout the summer, including when I go abroad later in the year. Ideally I would like a pair that I can wear for walking distances in, around the shops etc but also to the beach, and then when I'm out for tea with dresses on holidays, so that I don't have to bring multiple pairs of shoes in my suitcase. I have a really comfy pair of deck shoes from hotter, but they are nubuck and they got water marks all over them after a couple of rainy days, I cleaned then with special cleaner but they never looked the same. They also weren't quite dressy enough for the evenings.
So, I need some sandals with thick soles, that will last me a while, won't give me blisters, and won't look terrible if they get wet or need spcial cleaning. Is this too much to ask of one pair pf shoes perhaps!? I have been looking at the ones below. I haven't had birkenstocks before, but I would be prepared to break them in if it was worth it. And I hadn't heard of saltwater before until some targeted ads kept popping up on my social media.