Marina showers: You women are sooo lucky. We don't have any public facilities in our current marina. I always take a pair of flip flops (cheap rubber thongs) to public showers. They are good but they do require a balancing act while drying off. Nice idea that plastic place mat.
Soap: We use natural soap products whenever possible and I clean with vinegar. It's a great scum remover. I flush our drains and hoses with coca cola every couple of months. You wouldn't believe the scum buildup that coca cola will remove!
Head: I flush the head hoses with vinegar every few months when I can pump straight out to sea. It's even better if you put vinegar in the lines and let it sit for a few hours and then pump. I wouldn't do this with a holding tank though.
Green Bags: I have tried them and I wasn't so impressed. We live aboard in a REALLY hot climate (high 40's C or over 100 degrees F for months at a time) and I found that the plastic just made the vegetables mold. Maybe in a more temperate climate they would work better.
And speaking of hot weather, my favourite item of clothing is a sarong. I have several and when its really hot out I wet one with fresh water and ring it out and either wear it as a sarong (if we're alone
) or I drape it over my shoulders as a shawl. If it's a stinking hot night, I sleep under a damp sarong. It is very cooling.
For chafe, heat rash and thigh rub I use cornflour with dried lavendar petals. It smells nice, is non irritating and calming to the skin.
Robyn
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