On Saturday morning we woke up nice and early and got started on cutting the wood for the front wall. There will be 7 windows 3'x5' so it was a lot of cutting. Samantha was a great helper for her dad helping to place the boards where they were supposed to go. All the measuring and cutting was done by 11 am. But the hard work would begin after that.
This is the view of the new floor with the wall all laid out on it (before it was covered in plywood sheating. A lovely spot for the tent up looking out at St. Patrick Island.
Darrell nailing - it took the rest of the day to get all the nails into that wall. I did my fair share of nailing but was not nearly as efficient at it as he was. I nonetheless have a nice blister to prove I put in my hours with the hammer.
With the floor all done and now the first wall all done Samantha and I took a break to dance with the swallowtail butterflies. We were lucky the weather was gorgeous at least 25oC and that kept all the biting bugs away during the day for building. Darrell plans on heading back out for the rest of the week to do the other 3 walls. Stay tuned we hope to get the roofing out to the site on the long weekend. Any helpers welcomed...
Hello there Guys, Looks very nice, I wish that you may have many nice times with family and loved ones there :)
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Nadeem
Hi There,
ReplyDeleteWe discovered The Old Jackfish Town yesterday - My bf works for CP and passes through often, but not until recently did he learn of this "old abandoned town". We were SURE that we were heading the wrong way as the road was very rough on the way in. It was a very foggy day which made for a peaceful, yet sad feeling in the air as we explored the area. We plan to return to perhaps try scuba diving and further exploring the area -- we did not see any remnants of the old hotel, and are very curious to scan the area more thoroughly for signs of the old town. My camera batteries also died and I have no pictures of our day out there.
Some of the CP workers have taken note of the progress on your cabin, my bf recognized it immediately and we just love your spot on the rocks.
Goodluck with the re-build, it is looking great, and you are sure to have many wonderful memories. Thank you for posting so much info about the town - perhaps we will run into you the next time we are there.
Take care,
Kara