Ed is continuing with the building of the wall, on the second level of the garden. We were concerned that the builders merchant would shut (as all construction comes to a halt in August) so we planned ahead, and bought the viga and bardos (beam and flat tiles).
We popped to the merchants and loaded up the bardos, but weren’t quite sure what was happening with the viga. I understood something about putting it in the back of the truck, but I wasn’t certain where is was! It certainly wasn’t there. Whist we were trying to figure out what he was saying, he disappeared for a few minutes. When he got back, he has a set of car keys in his hand. ‘We go now’ he said in Spanish. “Sure” we replied, even though we had no idea where we were going, or why! We followed him in his little car, and realised that we must be going to a different depot of theirs, even though we had no idea where it was. Sure enough, we drove down a track on the outskirts of town, and stopped at a builders yard! He unlocked the gates, and loaded up the viga. ‘Pay me on Monday’ he said. We still haven’t paid. I will probably go into town tomorrow, and pay them.
Ed has built up the walls of the pump house, and is now laying the blocks for the long wall, skirting in a curve around the walnut tree. We have decided on how the steps will look too. Once it is all up, and covered with cladding, it will look wonderful.
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