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Anyone know if they are functional and decent?
I assume that the Papagayo washrooms are gone...please confirm.

It depends upon your definition of decent. They are servicable. They flush manually with a bucket of water.



Correct.

Rudimentary flush toilets. They serve a purpose. Might take hand wipes along, no water for hand washing. No papagayo washrooms. Great to be on the beach.

Think I'll just wade out into the surf. Plenty of water out there. HeHe

Yes, there are two toilets housed next to each other in separate wooden stalls each with a door; however, power is provided to PerchLite via generator, not the bathroom facility. Without continuous water flow to the tanks flushing is not guaranteed. Bucket and outside water spigot is provided for periodic flushes. It is also most appreciated if toilet paper is disposed in waste basket NOT the toilet for obvious reasons. Please remember this is an island recovering from a horrific storm- be appreciative of the small things. My suggestion...BYOTP, bring your own hand sanitizer, remember to wear your sandals, and be thankful! ...It's certainly better than pissing in the sea.

"It's certainly better than pissing in the sea."
That's where it's going to end up anyway.

Under the current conditions, the most likely scenario.

I'm with Scuba. I'm heading out into the water!

It is perfectly fine to pee in the ocean.

Here's the quick chemistry lesson:

Human urine is 95 percent water. It also contains sodium (Na) and chloride (CL) ions — these are the same components that make up regular table salt (NaCL).
The ocean too is made up mostly of water (more than 96 percent) and an even higher concentration of sodium and chloride ions.
Both the ocean and urine also contain potassium (K).
One compound found in urine that is not found in the ocean is urea. It is a carbon-based compound that helps the body rid itself of nitrogen. But, the nitrogen in urea can combine in ocean water to produce ammonium, a compound that acts as food for ocean plant life. You might even say that peeing in the ocean is actually GOOD for the plants and animals there. ((though certainly not waste dumping))

All the animals that live in the ocean also pee in the ocean, including fin whales, which produce 250 gallons of pee each day. Even if every human on earth peed in the ocean at the same time, it would only create a tiny concentration of urea.

Thank you for the chemistry lesson - I learned something!

Yes. So did I. At 70 I'm still learning.

This board gets some interesting threads.

Even if every human on earth peed in the ocean at the same time, it would only create a tiny concentration of urea.
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And it would probably taste like Bud Lite.

I am with you on that one. The ocean is the biggest cleanest bathroom you might encounter!

And it would probably taste like Bud Lite.


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Good one.