Toilet facilities

[Maura Santangelo]

The porcelain lined holes in the ground are probably the most common form of
toilets outside of the Western world, they are cleaner to use than the ones
you have to sit on, one less surface to share with a total stranger...hard on
the knees though

Maura

On Tuesday 24 June 2003 09:30 pm, you wrote:
> Be prepared for disillusion.
> Your illusions and expectations are the first thing you lose on the camino!
>
> An ancient pilgrim trail isn't an ideal place for fastidious people. It can
> get grubby out there.  Be prepared to find unpleasant messes here and
> there, especially in the next year, as the sometimes-sparse infrastructure
> is increasingly overwhelmed. (no, people dont just 'do their business'
> right in the street..but the cows and sheep and dogs and chickens sure do!)
> There are tons of fellow pilgrims who are not burdened with fastidious
> toilet habits, and who may use the facility before you arrive and flush 2
> meters of tissue down it. Plumbing rebels. Some plumbing is less-than
> Western in design and execution...(I recall a particular porcelain-lined
> "hole in the ground" in Palais de Rei..oh my. I was reminded that this is a
> MEDIEVAL trail, indeed!)
>
> Anyway, you get tougher and more flexible as you walk along. Just dont
> expect sparkling porcelain, and you'll be surprised at how frequently it
> appears anyway. Good luck!
>
>
> Rebekah Scott, journalista
> 'The more I learn, the less I know.'
>
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