As blisters were a problem on the 1st attempt (as on on other routes in the past) and as blister plasters hadn't worked as prevention on the June attempt, some drastic action was called for...
A layer of Superglue was applied to the forefoot before setting off, again at coffee stop and at again at lunchtime. Although it 'crazes' it still seems to provide the equivalent to an extra layer of skin. It dries with a smooth (waterproof?) surface with perhaps a more friction friendly surface(?)
Interestingly, at the end of the day - once back at the van - it all flaked off and left the ball of the foot clean for a further application should it be required next day. As an early attempt at this secured a finger to my foot, a latex glove was used for application (cut-off fingers would suffice) and the glue is smoothed out quickly - it has to be left to dry for a minute or so before putting foot to floor of course otherwise you'll add a layer of debris that you'll be walking on all day !
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