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| View from the water. The site and the neighbors. |
Two months ago we were about to pour when hurricane/tropical storm Gonzalos came through and put everything on hold. Since then various combinations of Boyson's barges have been pulled for service and there has not been a window when we could get concrete and barges on the same page. The first +/- 40 yard cistern pour will be exceptionally complicated: the barge will need to first bring the pumper truck over and leave it on the beach. Hoses will be rolled from there 150' up the hill (60' vertical) to the site while the barge goes back and picks up 5 concrete trucks that will be shuffled around the deck to allow each to feed the pumper truck from the barge. Somehow the footers and 10' walls of the cistern will be poured at the same time. Dan Boyd's baby. Beyond me.
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| View from the site. No change in the last 2 months, but looking good. St John in the distance. |
So, after rebooking the plane ticket twice in hopes of being there for the pour I stuck with the November 17-19 visit even though the barge was not available. I got a chance to walk the site with Dan, review prints and plans, and open a bank account on island. Also figured out what we'd need for a boat, and a place to buy it and store it on St Thomas.
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| Running the roads with Dan. |
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| Boat of choice for Lovango: 15' Caribe inflatable with 70 hp motor- light weight and will carry up to 8 people. |
