(11:30 p.m. Monday, January 24th)
Arrived at the site today at around 8:30 a.m. where we found that the National workers had kept the construction pace going all weekend. After Friday’s accident new structural safety measures were put into place.
Walls were braced, support lentils (sp) were poured and wood support frames for the doors and windows had been built.
Ah-Ron was at the site ready for work and the original site Engineer had been assigned to a new build…in Cambodia…. lol…just kidding.
We were amazed that Ah-Ron and Kang were actually joking about the event as if nothing had occurred. I admired their perseverance.
The only thing working against us today was the heat. Under sunny skies the temperature was about 36C but it felt like it could have been 46C.
I guess the other thing working against us was that the cultural days we had taken were a little busy and most of us were drained and sun burnt.
The team slugged away and managed to build one wall up to the point where construction on the roof will begin.
A second attempt to provide us with an Italian meal was served at lunch. Ah-Ron’s wife cooked us a pot of Spaghetti with a few tomatoes and Tuna. It was actually very tasty and you could tell that it was flavoured with appreciation.
It was a longer than usual day but we are still ahead of schedule. Or tools were packed up by 4 p.m. and we were back to the hotel.
I broke from the group for dinner tonight and took the opportunity to clean my camera gear (which is taking a beating) and walk through the local market to take pics.
Once the group returned I shared a few images with them and then we finished off the night with a beverage at the 12Bar.
Not a crazy eventful day but fulfilling nonetheless.
Thanks much for reading
Hope everyone is well.
