Life in Camp 2

We are continuing with our photos about what it is like to live here day to day. Today's photos have to do with personal hygiene. So included are pictures of our latrines and showers. We have to acknowledge that the latrines can smell pretty bad, but as far as latrines go, toilet seats are pretty fancy. The showers don't look so fancy, but they do the trick. Everyday trucks go out to the river and men fill up 5 gallon jugs of water (we call them "tambos"). Then they deliver them to outside the showers. You need to fill your bucket( no more than 2 1/2 gallons per person please), pour cold river water over yourself, soap and shampoo up, then rinse by pouring more cold river water over yourself. It is still cool here at night, in the 50's, so the washing water is very chilly. Later in the season when it is so hot all day and night the water will warm up to tepid. The river water is really pretty clear, the tea color it has comes from leaves that have fallen into it. For this reason it helps to use a sieve to filter the water before you bathe.