<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=2>You can buy bottled water in supermercados everywhere and bars sell it too.
<BR>Along the the Camino there are fountains that I used all the time to refill
<BR>my water bottle. I refilled in refugios using tap water as well. The only
<BR>fountains to avoid are clearly marked "Non potable". I rarely buy bottled
<BR>water anywhere because I believe fresh water is better with fewer harmful
<BR>bacteria than something that has been sitting around in a store for a long
<BR>time. Here in NYC the tap water has been proven to be more acceptable than
<BR>bottled water despite all the marketing to people who don't know better and
<BR>waste their money buying something you can get free.
<BR>As for fruit, I had no problems at all in the month I was there, May 20 -
<BR>June 21, eating fresh fruit even when I didn't wash it off. I won't advise
<BR>you what to do do, just want to relate to you my experiences.
<BR>As for allergies, if anything happens, I would go to a pharmacy. I don't
<BR>know about ragweed per se.
<BR>Howard </FONT></HTML>