June 29 Moving IN !

I got to the new hostel just in time this morning to see what in the world Lee has been doing with all those truck loads and van loads of stuff from the old hostel.  Here's the last van load.

"Take it all inside, boys!"

Now that the rooms are painted and there are lockable doors installed, some of it ended up in the laundry room.

Some of it went in the store room down the hall from the laundry room.

Some of it went in bedrooms - the ones that had doors.

Some just ended up in the middle of the living room, along with boxes of tile and the new unfinished doors.  Do you know how many doors were ordered for the hostel?

And the old well worn and weathered veranda furniture ended up ... you guessed it, on the veranda!

And what a lot of activity was happening today.  The place was abuzz with welding, pounding of nails, sawing of wood, and tapping of tile. 

Tile on the inside stairway

Tile edging in the bedrooms and hallway 

Tile done in some of the bathrooms - nice shower stall

In this bathroom (lower level of bedrooms) the cabinet around the sink is started.

More carpentry work is being done in the kitchen.  Lee and I had fun designing the cabinet for the island, including space for under the counter trash :p

Fridge (right) must wait till the kitchen's done before getting "moved in"

Outside, the railing on the front steps was being welded - with bright flashes, sparks, snaps and crackles.

Painters are so close to being finished, they had just 1 or 2 rooms to complete.  Under the eaves is even done - a nice rich red/brown to match the gutters.

Painting at dizzying heights!

Masonry continues as the front stair landing sets and preparations are being made for the lower set of stairs. 

Masons are also busy putting in 2 septic tanks.  This one below the front steps, and another one straight out from the back door.

Meanwhile this guy is busy over at RFIS mixing concrete to make blocks for construction and more for landscaping.

Ok, so we can't really say we're "moved in" but stuff is moved and it is inside.  Now we can't wait to welcome the next hostel parents, Dan & Karen Carlson who fly in to Yaounde with their family in 2 days!