The Baja Paddle

Camp and personal hygiene.

We have tried to be good about this, really! It has not always worked out the way we wanted to but at least we have found a way which keeps us reasonably clean and keeps the food we eat in an acceptable state.

To start with ourselves; we have averaged about one shower per week, although we have gone without a shower for longer at times. We regularly wash ourselves in the sea but since this leaves one feeling somewhat sticky with the salt on one’s skin we have not gone out of our way to do this on a daily basis.

The result: we do not necessarily feel terribly clean and a hair wash with fresh water would certainly increase our comfort, but we do not smell and we have gotten used to the situation and it does not bother us. Continue reading