Yesterday I showed you a floating crapper, today we visit one stinky loo in the jungle.
Before hubby and I had kids we used to travel.
On one adventure we found ourselves on a narrow, unpaved, bumpy road in Guatemala.
We were in a van with two other couples, and a driver / guide, and we were on our way to Tikal.
After a few hours of my bladder being tossed around, I asked the driver if there might be a toilet somewhere.
Looking out the window, there was thick jungle rainforest, an occasional spider monkey and who knows what else lurking in the trees. The other passengers, hubby included, laughed at me. But not the driver, he said he had friends nearby and I could use their toilet.
A bit more time passed, and I was getting desperate. I was thinking that in the future I won’t have coffee in the morning before a jungle road trip (not that this comes up all that often).
Eventually the forest thins, and random houses appear. He pulls off the road near a run down shack. There was laundry hanging out, lots of kids running around and stuff everywhere. In the corner there was a small shed with a moon shaped crescent.The driver pointed at a stinky loo.
I could smell the stinky loo long before I reached the door. Not good. One of the women told me to “I wouldn’t go in there, just hold it. It’s only another hour.”
They all agreed on three things: it was totally gross; they were waiting until we got to Tikal; I was nuts.
I was also obligated.
So I took a deep breathe, ran into the stinky loo, used it quickly, and opened the door to find the other five queued up to go in.
Go figure, I guess they just need someone to go first.
In case you were wondering, the ancient Mayan ruins of Tikal are amazing:
Temple of the Great Jaguar in the Grand Plaza, Mayan Ruins, Tikal, Peten
A bit of outhouse humor on Amazon:
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This post is for the letter J.
J is for Jungle John
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I guess one thing worse than an outhouse would be an outhouse in a hot, humid jungle setting. This is a place I would want to avoid, but when nature calls….
Lee
Tossing It Out
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You said it. 15 years later, and I still remember. Thanks for commenting today
Reminds me of a similar incident when we were in Yugoslavia (this was in the 70s). Hubby summed it up best when he said that was the first place where he’d ever used the facilities and wanted to wipe his feet AFTERWARD.
Eeeewwww! Welcome to Laugh Quotes! I love new comments from new people with the same twisted sense of humor as I have. Thanks for sharing your story. Maybe we should all carry around some sanitary wipes when we travel.
Sounds like an occasion for the SheWee (is that what it was called?)
Lynne recently posted..Best Friends Forever Card
OMG, you are so on to it. And you actually read my blog and remember what the silly things I write about. Yay! (you have made my day!). Maybe I shouldn’t have been so quick to make fun of the she-wee. For those who are new (or don’t remember) you can check out the she-wee here.
When you gotta go, you gotta go!! At least you didn’t tinkle on yourself. That is always a plus
Dafeenah
Dafeenah recently posted..J udaaee
Thanks for the laugh! And, yes that would have been worse. I am loving the challenge, how about you?
But…when ya gotta go, ya gotta go!
Laura Welser recently posted..Adventures and being lazy
That’s true, but sometimes you get a better story than other times.
Yeah, I’ve seen some pretty stinky Johns. Good for you for going first, but what’s this used to travel? You’re still taking amazing trips! In fact, in my next life I’m coming back as YOUR kid.
Joyce
http://joycelansky.blogspot.com
LOL – thanks for the laugh. I think this is my new favorite comment.
And, you make a pretty good point, we are currently planning a trip to Samoa.
Ha, when you gotta go you gotta go. Nothing is worse than holding it!
LOL – I don’t know that one was pretty bad. Welcome to Laugh Quotes and thanks for commenting. I am off to check out your blog too.
Lynne recently posted..Best Friends Forever Card
Great travel story. I lose all inhibitions when it comes to this!
gail recently posted..JACKIE WHO
Thanks Gail.
When nature calls…enough said.
I have had experiences like this, and I have chosen to go, every single time. You don’t get to travel much if you’re fussy
Too true, but they do make for good stories later
What a funny story! I especially love “I was thinking that in the future I won’t have coffee in the morning before a jungle road trip” – who would have ever thought that’d be an issue in their day!
- allison writes
allison recently posted..Junk into Jewels
Thanks. And I follow that rule still today. If we are headed out on a long drive, I pass on the morning coffee.
Thank god there was at least this loo and you did not have to go behind trees
. Urgency makes people do that too!
Thank you so much for your visits and comments.
sema
sema recently posted..J -Just Do It – Inspirational Magnet
LOL, that might have been a problem too, who knows what creatures lurk in the jungle.
You know I always love a gross bathroom story! You were very brave going first. Julie
Julie recently posted..Jury Duty
Thanks Julie, I got one more for you tomorrow, then I think I will switch to a different topic for a while. They just fell out as i-j-k.
They wanted to make sure you survived before they took the chance. I hate all outhouses. I think I would’ve peed on myself or into some unknown weeds.
Christina Majaski recently posted..The Jacks in My Life
I don’t know which would have been scarier, there were unknown animals in the jungle.