I used to buy masses of those horrible brighly colored rubber flip-flops every summer. I now know better. As part of my 12-step program for the last few summers I have shunned all flip-flops just to be safe. I am slowly rebuilding a wardrobe of the good ones. These would fit right in.
You're right. These would be totally more applicable if I had brought my husband with me on this vacations and there to be fancy nights on the town. Some people have those sorts of vacations, right?