<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=2><B>Judy -
<BR>While you may not think so, you miss the spirit of the Camino since you do
<BR>not drink from the fountains that countless pilgrims before you did and it is
<BR>SAFE. Further, you miss the comraderie and bonding with other pilgrims that
<BR>the refugios offer. My response was intended for other pilgrims who come to
<BR>this site for guidance and advice. I think it is wrong to worry them about
<BR>the water along the way and to waste their money on buying bottled water and
<BR>staying in more expensive places than refugios. Howard
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<BR>"What give a sense of well being for one is not necessarily the same for all.
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<BR>I buy water and sleep in small hotels. This does not make my pilgrimage any
<BR>less meaningful. Judy "
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