Another Busy Day

20 May 2008

It’s been another busy day here in Manari. The water system remains in great shape. Our electrical system is in great shape. I am still drinking tap water, and I am in great shape. Our days now are spent fine tuning the site, fixing small leaks and organizing equipment. We have even connected water to the main ranch house.

A main focus for today has been to create a kitchen in room 10 of the bunkhouse. Jim Trimby suggested the idea. The kitchen in the ranch house that we are using is little more than a roof over our head. We have dogs and cats running through the place while we are eating. If we eat too late the bugs swarming over the light above the table tend to fall into our food. It is not pleasant to have to chase a live insect through your bowl of rice By making a kitchen in room 10, we can close the windows to reduce the insects and when we have screens we will be able to reduce even more bugs.

To accomplish this, Jim has cut a few holes through the brick wall and run some piping. I bought a new kitchen sink to install. Marc Bacaro Paul Mauresca have taken a old dresser and cut it down to fit into the kitchen area as well as cut a hole in the top to hold the sink. They added a few coats of paint and it is looking good.

Dave Batt and Ricki Sheldon have been the main force in getting our RAM sign painted. It received a second coat of paint today. They also took down the sign from the main road that pointed to Manari and have given that a fresh coat of paint. The signs will go up tomorrow.

We are also doing some last minute organizing and cleaning. I have been sweeping and moping and moving equipment in preparation for a small party tomorrow. We have invited a few people for a barbeque. It is an opportunity to show off the new facility. We will also be using that day to train Terrance and Diane on all the electrical, water and chlorination systems since they will remain in Guyana for a few more years. I have even written a small operations manual for them to use.