This week we had a spectrum of weather, so typical of Spring. We had hot days and nights and then cold and wet days and night. Not the easiest environment for building.
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| Tall crane over the chapel |
On Wednesday a big crane arrived to lift more of the steel framework for the building into place. It was a very high crane.
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| Crane placing beams for the library roof |
The crane was expertly choreographed so that it placed the steel beams together so they could slip into place.
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| The roof of the library takes shape |
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| The library takes shape |
While all this was happening the other trades were busy. Pete, our electrician has been here continuously. Part of his job is to connect the present retreat centre building with a new electricity supply. This involves placing a number of cables underground. The cables in the photo below are about to disappear down the small pipe coming up from the ground next to the wall.
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| Pete, on the right, with cables |
Pete is a man of many parts. For some years he had a pretty big boat in Apia, Samoa, complete with a Kiwi captain taking tourists on fishing expeditions.
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