We had another rainy week, I mean it rained a LOT every day. It was a really nice break to have cooler weather! Especially at night, we were using blankets and everything. However it made it a little harder to get work done because when it did stop the bugs were really bad. But we had a good week, Joel got a lot done, the guys went to Dangriga for groceries and luckily the driveway wasn't too bad to get out for that and to go to the village for bible study on Tuesday.
We finally managed, in between the rain, to completely finish painting the guest cabana's - they are DONE, yay! I never got a good before picture but you can kind of see in the one above how much they needed it.
The ministry owns this Toyota Tacoma and it was available for us to use if it could be fixed. So Joel has been working on it a lot and finally got the new starter in this week. He also fixed the lights, the grill, put a new bumper on the back,fixed the tailgate and got the 4 wheel drive working. The gas tank is ready to fall off but he strapped it up temporarily to get it to Dangriga where it can be welded and then get it registered. This will be our vehicle when Mark and Sarah leave because we've all been using theirs.
He had found a piece of steel in the backyard for a bumper (forgot to take a picture of that). Wiring and screws were already here. Found a broken bushing from Mark's Jeep to fix the 4 wheel drive (yes he knows....). The starter was $160. Not bad to get a vehicle running!
This outdoor shower was in the container so he got it hooked up - it looks really cool down there and can be used when you come in from the beach! Or even as a backup in case ours or another shower wasn't working or out of water. With the shower already being here and finding the plumbing under the lodge the total cost = $4 for one connector.
This is his pet project for the last couple weeks.....he had to go out in the swamp to get the wood, a red mangrove. He cut a hole in the cement pad for the post (at tree!), set and re-poured the concrete. Then he used a chainsaw to notch all the connections. Once the frame was made he went and cut a bunch of palm branches and split each one with a machete and nailed them to the frame.
Look at our beach now - it looks like a resort! So cool :) I think it will be a fun place to watch storms too. So with all of the materials being found right around here along with some nails and a bag of concrete we had laying around, the total cost = $0.
They also got Mark's Jeep fixed, plus some other smaller things like making a new hatch for the crow's nest and working on the generator. I think he needs to get a little more done don't you??!? ;)
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