Spanish traveling (pt.2)

[Russ Irwin]

>.... BUT if you ask "?El refugio esta' por alla'?" and point down
>a street, you get either Yes or No, and if no you'll probably get some
>additional directions. Watch the direction in which the person points. Go
>that direction, then ask the next person you see when you come to another
>decision point.

Very good advice, which I learned through the "trial and error" experience. As someone pointed out
before I left, besides the basic simple words I had learned, my arms and hands, along with those of
the other person, are very useful when getting directions.

Russ