<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=2>In a message dated 3/1/2002 11:46:14 AM Eastern Standard Time, denise1234aEARTHLINK.NET writes:<BR>
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Don't count on hot water everywhere. Try to take a shower early when you arrive before hot water may run out. No towels; buy a fast drying camping towel, something like a chamois cloth, but large. Sporting goods stores like EMS or Bed Bath & Beyond sell them. No soap/shampoo. Bring soap & a small plastic soap dish that closes. <BR>
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Refugios have little or no amenities. Many have showers that go off in about 30 seconds when you don't keep a button depressed, because they try to conserve the hot water. Bring toilet paper/tissues for example. You can buy replacements for necessaries in many small towns and the cities at Supermercados. You may need it on the Camino during the day. BE PREPARED TO ROUGH IT. Howard Mendes</FONT></HTML>