TENBY adventurer Rosie Swale Pope is continuing to put her best foot forward on her round the world tour, despite a few problems.
The 57-year-old grandmother was 140kms outside of Kazan earlier this week.
"She sounds as upbeat and cheerful as ever," said Dena Fisher, of the Kitezh Centre, Moscow, who Rosie had telephoned.
"She said that the massages and treatment she had in Moscow are really paying off and she is making great progress and is much more comfortable than before," she continued.
"The buggy is wonderful, too, and means that she really is having a much easier time of things.
"However... the locals have once again saved the day!
"Basically, Rosie's shoes have worn down so much that they have become impossible to wear. So, an old woman took a pair of slippers out of her bag and gave them to Rosie, who managed to run 60kms in them!" she explained.
"Then, a man in a car pulled up, saw what she was running in, drove away and returned with a pair of tennis shoes for her! She was, once again, totally humbled by people's kindness and care.
"The shoes aren't quite the right fit, but close enough - which we all know could mean anything! But if they can get her to Kazan (which Rosie assures me they will), then we will have her new trainers waiting for her there, either in a parcel, or with someone.
"So, for a week she'll have to run in what she's got. But at least they're better than slippers!
"Despite all of this, she seemed happy and confident and described it as all part of the adventure! I reckon that 60kms in slippers will make a regular appearance in her future talks, that's for sure!"