Day 7 – Friday 16 August
Content by joanne
Our last day at the build site and we woke to the coolest
temperatures so far – so everyone bundled up against the cold wind. Maybe this
was what they were talking about when they told us to bring long johns….
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| Johanna putting finishing touches on the berm |
Today was also the day for ‘Big Work Machines’, since the
city had dump trucks and other machines setting up the culvert in front of
Joanna’s house, and we had a ‘Zoom Boom’ to help install the tanks in our new
‘berms’. The second tank was in a tricky position, so we rallied the troops to
lift the plastic tank into the exact position – angled up, then twisted towards
the back. Other tasks included placement of more blocks inside the house (which
was nice because it was inside), and construction of a closet area.
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| Fits Like a Glove... |
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| Working up high... |
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| ...and working down low. |
Joanne had to leave today to ‘go south’, so there were hugs
all around and best wishes for her in her new home. We are also invited to come
and visit her at any time to share her wonderful view from the porch. One final
clean-up, a bunch of signatures on the inside studs, and we were off.
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| Group Photo with Joanna |
Supper tonight was salmon, veggies, and pasta. Another
excellent meal – after which Caroline learned to play cribbage on her new
antler cribbage board and the rest of the group was amused by the ‘MacLeans
Book of Lists’. There was also a late-night trip to the
Sylvia-Grinnell Territorial
Park to see the northern
lights. Chilly but definitely worthwhile.
