Proud of my pouch today!

That sounds like a lot of fun. But I would bet they have a lot of port-o-potties there even if your pouch was not so well behaved. I was in Montreal for the Jazz Festival this summer and they had more portable toilets than were needed, and I saw no lines.

Enjoy the remainder of the summer while you can! And I know it ends a little quicker in Canada than it does here.

Yup, there are plenty of bathrooms at the CNE (usually short if any line), as well as fresh water filling stations, so I wasn't too concerned about the logistics. I've been before, just not with the pouch. But I drank a ton today; it was hot.

Summer is short, but the weather is still lovely! Sometimes we get nice weather right through October (Canadian Thanksgiving is in October). I hope it stays warm. I'm not quite ready for summer to end yet.

Boy are you one lucky and courageous person! I remember going to the CNE in 69 or 70 alone (ran away to the fair for the day) and having a mega flare while there...I was 9 or 10...terrified of the pain and embarassement and horrors...took over 1.5hrs to get home by bus flaring all the way...my dream was to be able to go and spend the day 'free' of all of the pain and problems...you did it girl! Good for you!
Sharon

I have to add that only 15 months post takedown I just completed a trip from CT to northern CA which consisted of traveling along Big Sur coastline (bathrooms are far and few in between here), Yosemite Park (thankfully we had a cabin as the bathrooms there left a lot to be desired), Carmel and San Fran.

I managed to get through all of these day trips with little inconvenience with the help of pepto and imodium and patient family members if I had to make an extra stop or two. The only problem I had was the first few days upon return as my system was totally off kilter from the meds, plane flight, time change, late dinner nights and some added alcohol. I did recover though.

Frankly, my husband later admitted he was nervous about this trip and how I would do as was I. It is nice to know with some minor inconvenience (when the pouch is cooperating), we can still enjoy activities that people with normal digestive systems take for granted.

On a side note, the tourist areas within CA have the cleanest bathrooms I have ever seen which certainly helped with my outside bathroom distress I sometimes encounter around NE. Every facility had neat sheets in them and they were impeccably clean. As others probably can relate, after jpouch surgery, you sure have an appreciation for well kept restrooms and a repulsion for filthy ones.

Congratulations! II recently returned from a three week trip to China and most of the time I had no problems. When challenges did arise, they were because of the absence of Western toilets and the presence of only Asian toilets (hole in the ground). Luckily, I never had immediate need for a toilet....due to careful planning of how much and what I ate during the day. I wonder how j-pouchers with urgent needs handle Asian toilets?

Badly!
Been through the 'hole in the ground' trips with a k pouch and to be totally honest, balancning a syringe, tube, lube, high heels, pantyhose and a dress while trying to stay semi-upright over a percariously positioned and very dirty hole in the ground in the dark was not my favorite past time of the trip...warning...carry wipes and a flashlight! and only wear flat shoes, No pantyhose...that is just adding insult to injury and strait skirts are not advised either.
P.S. in some 'Turkish Toilets' the light does not go on until you shut and lock the door (kind of like in airplanes)...so you have to make sure that you don't trip and slip one foot into the filthy hole by accident....
Sharon

My BMs are explosive and I just couldn't handle trying to use an Asian toilet....ever! It would take more than a wipe or two to handle the aftermath! Hey maybe using a funnel type contraption would have helped! Better practice this at home before trying the real thing! Another reason I'm so glad I live in a country such as ours!