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Warning: this is Too Much Information. The faint of heart should stop here, or if you want to revel in the Patti Potty Escapades, read in.

Patti, being already diet challenged, had her usual international culinary issues on this trip. However, this time she had the additional challenge of a bit of of plumbing stoppage, like two and a half weeks worth. This condition reached critical as indicated by the accompanying pain in Mindo which led us to try to find a quick solution.

We stopped by what was probably the on!y drug store in the town and began to see if we could land some relief. With the help of the Google Translate app we were able to move from the coagulants, which is what tourists in South America usually need, and into the laxatives. The first elixir offered had some nice purple fruit on the box and we thought we were good to go (no pun here). 

Once again using the app, we were able to see that the Spanish name for plum accompanied the purple fruited picture. Plums are on the extreme no list for Pattis food issues. Sure, she would have been free, but then plagued by migraines and additional GI fun. Then we hit on it, Dulcolax. Patti promptly hit the maximum daily dosage and then the waiting began.

The wait only lasted about 12 hours and was timed for the day of our departure. This was such an event that the plumbing on our fine accommodations was not up to the task. So much so that we had to get the owner in to asses the situation. He commented that never has this happened in all the four years he has owned the property. We vigorously defended our restraint in toilet paper utilization to the point where that probably seemed to him the likely foul in this case. We decided to leave it at that because telling him the real cause is a bit too embarrassing, which it why it is being revealed to the world on this blog. 

We were leaving Mindo for Pifo via public bus in just about 90 minutes. Would the bus have a bathroom, would the bathroom be functional, would the bus make emergency stops if need be. While some of these answers could be speculated, there was too much unknown to leave to chance. We made the last minute call and took a taxi to our destination.

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