One caution though...they tend to be a bit slippery when it's raining, so I would be leary about using them while rafting etc.
Except they were made with boaters in mind. I don't find mine to be slippery at all.

I've had a pair for a few years now. Bought them for use in the river, but I wish I had got the ones with open toes so pebbles could slide out easier. I noticed my dad had his on this year on the river, and was raving about them. They are very comfortable, and I throw them in the washing machine when they get too icky from the garden. I have also been known to put them in the top rack of the dishwasher, but without the heated-dry cycle on. You can also sterilize them with bleach or throw them in boiling water to sterilize, too. (That's why nurses like them.)

I could never do plastic shoes, either. Remember Jellies--all the little girls were wearing them a few years ago, and I just couldn't imagine it. But Crocs aren't plastic, and have none of the problems with stinky or sticky that plastic does.

I've moved on to Chaco sandals this year, but my Crocs stay right by the door at the ready for a trip around the garden.

Karen