Bathrooms on the Camino:

[Imelda Fagin]

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Oh no, I can't agree about your comments at  all Bill. There is no way you
won't be using the great outdoors.  I suppose if you are very diligent
about using the facilities WHEN you are passing through a town, but even
then, especially the  morning, sometimes the towns were very small and it
was hard to find a bar open, or even a bar.
So ladies, practice those squats. And remember this sage piece of advice:
Never lay your backpack downhill of where you are relieving yourself!
Imelda
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>This is the same question that I asked last year before my wife & I started
>our pilgrimage.  The replies were that there were sufficient facilities
>along the camino.  We didn't have any problems as we just stopped at the
>local bars, coffee houses or restaurants, used their facilities and had a
>glass of beer, cup of coffee or offered to pay for the use of the bathroom.
>We were never charged, even if we didn't order something and they were
>available in the smallest towns.  Just watch for churches, bars, museums,
>super mercados and restaurants, all of which usually have bathrooms. My wife
>never had a problem and she carried a two liter Camelback and probably drank
>three or four liters of liquid on the camino.  That doesn't count the beer,
>wine and coffee when we were at the refugios for the night.  Just watch for
>the bathrooms and use them as available.  Outside the cities there are lots
>of bushes to hide behind. :^)
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>bill