31st December 2022 We’ve come a long way since we left our beautiful flat, on Portobello Promenade, on 31st May. We eased our way into caravan living by moving to the caravan park near Tarbert, Loch Fyne. Although quite different to living in a spacious flat, we did have all the facilities we needed at… Continue reading Reflections on six months of building.
Month: December 2022
Week Twenty-eight
Week beginning 12th December 2022 We took Friday afternoon off and went to Kilchurn Castle with Cristi and Mariano. Loch Awe was frozen there and it was bitterly cold but very beautiful. On Saturday we took them to Oban so that they could catch a ferry to Mull early on Sunday. After a nice hot… Continue reading Week Twenty-eight
Week Twenty-seven – Part Two
Brrrrrrr!!!!!!! It’s freezing this morning and we want to get the membrane on the north roof but we’ll have to check that it’ll be safe to work up there as, from here, it looks frosted and might even be icy. First we’ll put on some extra layers so that we won’t suffer too much working… Continue reading Week Twenty-seven – Part Two
Week Twenty-seven
Week beginning 5th December 2022 It’s a very cold, bright and sunny morning and we are ready for work. We have been joined by Mariano, Cristi’s husband, who arrived last night after walking alone on the Camino de Santiago for the past three weeks. We made more progress installing the insulation on Saturday, with Alastair’s… Continue reading Week Twenty-seven
Week Twenty-six – Part two
It’s raining this morning, not heavily but rather that horrible drizzle that soaks you in no time. We will do a wee bit of tidyng and covering things but it’s not looking like we’ll get anything done on the roof today. Pete sent out texts to say nothing much is likely to happen but Martin… Continue reading Week Twenty-six – Part two