Your Medication Please bring all your medication as we may not be able to obtain it for you on the weekly shopping trip. There is a chemist on the arrivals level in Alicante Airport where you can buy mouthwashes, shampoos and other liquids that you may not be able to bring with you. Sturdy Footwear Guhyaloka is a pavement and tarmac free zone. Sturdy footwear is vital at all times, and exposed footwear, like flip-flops, are not a good idea. A Torch Guhyaloka is also free of street lighting. It is very dark here at night when cloudy or when there is no moon. Head-band torches are very popular and are more or less essential. Appropriate Clothing The weather at Guhyaloka varies from summer temperatures of 25-30'C (sometimes reaching mid-30's'C), to very occasional drops below 5'C in the winter. Generally the sun shines in a blue sky but there can be a run of several days of very wet and windy weather. It is important to bring appropriate clothing for the time of year when you will be visiting us. This might include a hat for protection against the sun, or a waterproof coat and boots, shorts and T-shirt or a thick warm jacket etc. A selection of clothing donated by previous retreatants is available on a first-come first-served basis. Other Things - We share our valley with mosquitoes usually between June and October, so you might want to bring repellent. - Sun cream during the summer months