Toilet facilities

[Maura Santangelo]

it's cleaner than all the spiritual places I have visited in India, tibet and
Nepal...I don't believe that it detracts from the spiritual part, but I am
trained as a physician and in public health so I see the world through those
glasses

Maura

On Tuesday 24 June 2003 07:09 pm, you wrote:
> I am planning my pilgrimage to commence in mid-September. Indeed I will be
> disillusioned should I find such a spiritual place polluted with human
> waste. I am anxious to hear comments from others who have recently been on
> the Camino about the potential sanitary problem expressed by Maura.
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Maura Santangelo [mailto:maurasantangeloastny.rr.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2003 1:32 PM
> To: GOCAMINOaPETE.URI.EDU
> Subject: Re: Toilet facilities
>
> Most refugios have toilets, even if very basic and sometimes too few for
> the number of pilgrims.  Most bars have toilets.  It is a good idea to
> carry some toilet paper as sometimes refugios and bars run short.
> Unfortunately along the walk there are no public facilities, and you can
> see bits of white toilet paper every where.  I forecast a public health
> problem in the coming months of July and August...and as the camino becomes
> more popular.
>
> Maura
>
> On Tuesday 24 June 2003 08:53 am, you wrote:
> > Dear All
> > Thanks to all the replies to my previous questions which were very
> > helpful. I've looked through the archives and have not found anything
> > relating to toilet facilities on the Camino: In the refugios, On the
> > Camino, In towns and villages.Is toilet paper a must to carry. Can I get
> > some feedback on this most important of functions. Having spent time
> > travelling in the far and near east I'm prepared for anything, but
> > knowledge is strength. Look forward to seeing everyone in September.I
> > arrive in Madrid on the morning of the 15th and am looking to make my way
> > to Pamplona and maybe
> > Rouncevalles that same day.
> >
> > Dave.
>
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