<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=2>Excellent report on the Camino. The only things I would quibble with are
<BR>your staying at hotels and not the refugios and your worries about the water
<BR>and eating salads. I had no problems with drinking the water from taps at
<BR>the refugios and at the potable fountains all along the route. I ate salads
<BR>everywhere and had no problems. I think that people who have an aversion to
<BR>tap water in NYC and elsewhere are nuts to buy bottled water which probably
<BR>has a higher bacterial count than fresh water since you don't know how long
<BR>the bottled water has been sitting around on a shelf. Otherwise, your
<BR>findings are excellent and well organized and a real benefit to prospective
<BR>pilgrims. Howard NYC</FONT></HTML>