<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=2>In a message dated 3/8/2002 11:31:40 PM Eastern Standard Time, CHRNARTSaAOL.COM writes:<BR>
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<BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">what does one wear in the refugios at night? </FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=3 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="arial" LANG="0"></BLOCKQUOTE><BR>
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As Mary Boyle from NJ said to me and her husband when she returned, "I never thought that so many people would see me in my underwear or in the shower." Be prepared to lose your modesty. Most people will respect your privacy and will not stare at you. <BR>
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From my experience in May/June 2001, when the weather was warm, most people slept in underwear and put on their hiking shorts/pants when they got out of bed to go to the bathroom in the morning. Some men and women thought nothing about walking around in their underwear in the refugios. It sort of becomes routine, after the first couple of days, not to worry about these things even if you are normally prudish. Showers without curtains in some places can be a little more challenging.<BR>
Howard Mendes, NYC</FONT></HTML>