Strange response at campsite reception in Greece.

[nicholsong]

We almost never use campsites, b ut as we are on the Patras-Venice ferry tomorrow midnight and cassette facilities are non-existent in Greece other than campsites we thought we would go to a site for tonight.

We arrived at Camping Melissa on the W. coast of the Peloponnese some 80km S. of Patras. We were told the cost for one night is €21, which seemed a bit steep since our water is full, we do not use site toilets or showers so only needed cassette dump. So we aked how much for cassette dump alone. Answer was it was not possible, so enquired if it was possible if we stayed ' No - it finished yesterday.'

So if we had paid €21 we could have wasted the money. We are OK as cassette not full and we have a spare.

Very strange attitude. Could not find out why as the guy spoke very little English - maybe a stand-in.

Drove 700m down road to beach parking with taverna - 15-20 MHs here.

Don't be jealous as the weather broke today with thunderstorm and heavy rain, which is why I am posting, but we are leaving tomorrow so no real problem.

I will try to recount our two 5-week trips in Greece when we return.

Geoff

 

[acropolis22]

Very strange attitude. Could not find out why as the guy spoke very little English - maybe a stand-in.

Must have been a foreigner............

 

[BouncyBoatFolk]

Could be " all English" to him!!
Mike

 

[EuroTrotters]

So,

you could of stayed and emptied for €21.

but not paid a fee to empty ?

mum a bit confused

 

[busbuddy]

I read it as...they could not empty whether they stayed or not

Maybe the 'it finished yesterday' meant the cess pit was full?

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[125BEER]

Might be end of their season?

 

[Spriddler]

Maybe they use special sewage processing equipment in the season. I've stayed in hotels in Greece a couple of times and at neither was it permitted to flush loo paper down the pan.

 

[Tea Bag]

put loo paper in the pan.

Daughter and SIL rented a house in Portugal,prior to buying some land... Paper in a bin at the side.............. Didn't stay there long.
Tea Bag

 

[Spriddler]

Daughter and SIL rented a house in Portugal,prior to buying some land... Paper in a bin at the side.............. Didn't stay there long.
Tea Bag

I still remember it well as it happened to me 30 and 45 years ago on two separate honeymoons.

 

[Tea Bag]

two separate honeymoons

Hi.
" Honeymoons "............ You found/made time to go to the loo ?...................
Tea Bag

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[gerry mcg]

Daughter and SIL rented a house in Portugal,prior to buying some land... Paper in a bin at the side.............. Didn't stay there long.
Tea Bag

That is standard practice in teahouses in the Nepalese Himalaya. Waste paper gets burnt daily.

 

[Spriddler]

Hi.
" Honeymoons "............ You found/made time to go to the loo ?...................
Tea Bag

Yep. And on a couple of nights in Cephalonia we felt the ground move but discovered that earth tremors are quite common on the island.
How we laughed.

 

[PhilandMena]

I look forward to your trip report. We are hoping to visit next year !

 

[gus-lopez]

Daughter and SIL rented a house in Portugal,prior to buying some land... Paper in a bin at the side.............. Didn't stay there long.
Tea Bag

Same in majority of places here outside of towns.

 

[Tea Bag]

Same in majority of places here outside of towns.

Hi Gus.
We have a tank,ring up the council/Camara. They send out the " Slurry gulper ". Super chap operating it,when he leaves,you would never know he had been,the place is spotless.
Tea Bag

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[Just smiffy]

Drove 700m down road to beach parking with taverna - 15-20 MHs here

So where are they all dumping…

 

[Andacami]

Don't be jealous as the weather broke today with thunderstorm and heavy rain, which is why I am posting....

Hope it clears, supposed to be sailing next week.

An odd response though, perhaps lost in translation. I know some areas in Greece wind down about now...

 

[Parrot Face]

Planned a similar trip but pandemic meant we had to cancel. Would be interested in reading your trip notes.

 

[frogijock]

Maybe they use special sewage processing equipment in the season. I've stayed in hotels in Greece a couple of times and at neither was it permitted to flush loo paper down the pan.

That is quite standard in a lot of places in Spain

 

[Deep Owl]

I have never understood the “paper in the bin” idea. Surely paper is as biodegradable as human waste, unless in these countries they have some sort of plastic paper?

Anyway, it was too primitive for me, so it all went the same way - and this was a 4star hotel on Crete last week!

Incidentally, as we left, we counted 6 motorhomes going in the opposite direction. Post hoc, propter hoc??

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[nicholsong]

I have never understood the “paper in the bin” idea. Surely paper is as biodegradable as human waste, unless in these countries they have some sort of plastic paper?

Anyway, it was too primitive for me, so it all went the same way - and this was a 4star hotel on Crete last week!

Incidentally, as we left, we counted 6 motorhomes going in the opposite direction. Post hoc, propter hoc??

Please do not do it. They know thw problems they have unblocking the system and i have seen it many times.

As I understand the problem it is the small diameter of the old pipes from the loos to the main sewer that is the problem, especially when a user puts wads of paper in, or even a tampax or other towel, and everything backs up

Geoff

 

[Deep Owl]

Please do not do it. They know thw problems they have unblocking the system and i have seen it many times.

As I understand the problem it is the small diameter of the old pipes from the loos to the main sewer that is the problem, especially when a user puts wads of paper in, or even a tampax or other towel, and everything backs up

Geoff

I am sure you are right. However this was a very new hotel , so why not use modern pipes. Was it laziness, cost saving or simply “that’s always the way we have done it”?

Anyway, I use minimal paper and then wash, seems far more hygienic!

I can understand not disposing of bulky items such as tampons or nappies down there; we shouldn’t do it anywhere.

 

[kevenh]

However this was a very new hotel , so why not use modern pipes{?}

It’ll be the whole sewage pipe network that is at a small diameter.
Though as a new build maybe they could’ve added a trap or tank.
Our Crete holiday was “paper in bin” type of arrangement. It was changed daily.
Only issue was at check in we got to our room & went straight back to the receptionist for a “please finish the house cleaning” type conversation

 

[Northernraider]

So where are they all dumping…

Quite possibly not using the toilets. When i was in greece last year none of the people i met/spoke to used the onboard toilet. Most were bagging and binning or burrying. No disposal points anywhere.

It was the deciding factor in me not fitting a cassette toilet in the vario build.

 

[Northernraider]

I have never understood the “paper in the bin” idea. Surely paper is as biodegradable as human waste, unless in these countries they have some sort of plastic paper?

Anyway, it was too primitive for me, so it all went the same way - and this was a 4star hotel on Crete last week!

Incidentally, as we left, we counted 6 motorhomes going in the opposite direction. Post hoc, propter hoc??

Every hotel holiday ive had on greek islands has been the same no paper down the toilet ...ok in the rooms but the public bathrooms i noticed the bins rarely got used so im guessing most of the guests ignored it

Probably causing no end of problems

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