Upper Mongogarie, jacuzzis, wood protection

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This morning, Puantas and Anton left the place. They continue their trip and maybe, MAYBE, I’ll see them again somewhere, we never know. So, I’ve finished this morning applying the hardener on the wood surrounding the jacuzzis. I wanted to do it sooner but it rained everyday a bit. This time I’m well prepared. I found those big pieces of roof. If the rain comes back I cover everything! bloody rain!

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Upper Mongogarie, dam

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We’ve got a new mission today. This morning during Puantas was building shelves inside the new shelter, I worked with Anton too flatten (aplatir) the road down the entrance. The heaving rain always push down the soil and after a while you need a tank to access the the house. Then we finish that part and would like to keep the road as long as possible (at least until Christmas) so we are now digging a trench and building a wall to protect the path from the water.

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Upper Mongogarie, jacuzzis, ultimate test

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Today is the day where I’m gonna know if I will have to restart from the beginning. I hope not! I’m not worried about the strength of the frame but more about the holes recapped by the previous guys.
After having filled the baths I’ve watched underneath and one of them is losing a lot of water. The other look quite good. I’ll repair it later. Before I must protect the wood with some hardener so it will resist better at the heavy rain we have here sometimes.