The virtue of bathrooms

Here in Togo, bathrooms for public use are often few and far between.

Unfortunately, because we do not tend to be accustomed to the local dishes, bathrooms are often a coveted item to discover. They come in a range: from real "african style" bathrooms (aka hole in ground) to gas station standard bathrooms in Canada (you know what I mean, the kind that are just a little sketchy but you'll use them!). We have found in our travels that whenever you come across a bathroom, whatever the standard may be, you use it, because you never know when you'll see one again.

It's interesting to think of all the different mthods of creating a bathroom, and what other dual usages it can have...such as shower. Or place to store bricks. Or just the good old back yard. The oddest place I have used as a bathroom is the pavement behind someone's house. No word of a lie, I REALLY had to pee, and they couldn't get their outhouse open, so they just gestured to behind the house and told me to go. Let me tell you, it was weird. But when presented with no other option, sometimes you just have to go with the flow (no pun intended!) :p