Pristine rushing stream with rock pools for taking a bath

Clothes drying after being rinsed in water (no soap!)

My usual evening wash using one 500ml water which is then reused in the morning

A long time since I felt so clean!

April 18, 2021 in Portugal ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C

Aproaching the evening I came upon this gorgeous, rushing stream and jumped in, clothes and all! At last an opportunity to wash (of course without soap in keeping with the principle of "leave no trace". Usually in the evening I use my ingeneous 60 gram portable basin from "sea to summit" with a cloth to wash myself. I then keep the water for the next morning as a bidet after having gone to the toilet. Such is the principle of "leave no trace".
A good feeling knowing that this pristine nature doesn't notice that I have been here.Read more