Anna Machial
Member
- Time of past OR future Camino
- 2015
I cannot say enough about the beauty and cleanliness of the Primitivo. We took a garbage bag and gloves to pick up litter for a day but that wasn't needed until the Francis.
But - a number of times we would go off trail in isolated areas to 'use the facilities' and the chosen spot would be full of used toilet paper. Future pilgrims, please pack that out.
We each had a ziplock bag labelled 'dirty' in the outside pocket of our bags. We picked up after ourselves and emptied the bag at the first available garbage can. This is not hard to do.
In one place where we stopped for a break there was feces. There is no excuse for that. Waste can be dug in, covered with rocks, or picked up. We took doggy bags and a shovel for that purpose but never had to use them.
As a rule bars are close enough for washroom breaks but please go prepared just in case.
But - a number of times we would go off trail in isolated areas to 'use the facilities' and the chosen spot would be full of used toilet paper. Future pilgrims, please pack that out.
We each had a ziplock bag labelled 'dirty' in the outside pocket of our bags. We picked up after ourselves and emptied the bag at the first available garbage can. This is not hard to do.
In one place where we stopped for a break there was feces. There is no excuse for that. Waste can be dug in, covered with rocks, or picked up. We took doggy bags and a shovel for that purpose but never had to use them.
As a rule bars are close enough for washroom breaks but please go prepared just in case.