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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Philippe,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>You'll quite often find you can pick up and drop
off paperbacksin refugios although a lot tend to be in Spanish.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I loaded up four "classic" books from the Gutenberg
web site onto my Palm Pilot and never got to finish them all.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Silk bag liners a great, last autumn I used on in
conjunction with a fleece liner with no problems except at Sto Domingo (the rear
door was left open all night). You'll find blankets of varying degrees of
cleanliness in most refugios if you get chilly.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Probably not much use for a foam mattress as, if
you do have to sleep on the floor, most refugios have 5 - 7cm thick foam mats to
use. If you do take a foam mat you might like to place it inside your pack,
unrolled. This way it forms a liner and helps with water proofing (though
nothing beats a proper liner), stays out of the way and, if your bag is
frameless) helps stiffen it and keep it open when you pack/unpack (wish I'd
taken my own advice on that one!).</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Jeffrey</FONT></DIV>
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<A href="mailto:PseurreaAOL.COM" title=PseurreaAOL.COM>Philippe SEURRE</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
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title=GOCAMINOaPETE.URI.EDU>GOCAMINOaPETE.URI.EDU</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, March 14, 2004 10:17
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> reading on the Camino</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT face=Arial lang=0 size=2
FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="10"><BR>Could anyone tell me whether I will be able
to find exchange second hand bookshops on the Camino ( books in English or
French ) , like those that exist in Asia, for those travelers who
dump their old books and exchange them for those left earlier by other
travelers? <BR><BR>Also, in June/ July,
would an silk sleeping bag liner - instead of a proper sleeping bag - be
sufficient ?<BR><BR>Lastly, would anyone recommend I take a light foam
mattress too?<BR><BR>many
thanks<BR><BR>Philippe<BR><BR></BLOCKQUOTE></FONT></FONT></BODY></HTML>