I come to you from a bus ride (thanks to Apple and the iPhone) in a mist laden New Orleans. We are about to begin day three on the worksite, which has come along way since we first saw it on Tuesday morning.
Yesterday, we began (and nearly finished) installing doors and windows on the home. We also completely enclosed the house on the front and back, and made major ground in our preperations for shingling.
Members of our group who weren't on the side of the house, in the rafters, or working on the windows/doors were busy painting the wood which begins the siding process, another step we will begin today.
We had a great team reflection last night to discuss our thorns (cold showers, small meals, early mornings) and our roses (Habitat for Humanity, Eric (our contractor), and each other). Despite challenges, all forty of us are incredibly happy to be here and proud of what we're doing.
Today, as I said previously, we will begin to side and shingle the house. We have a great opportunity to leave a nearly completed house when we depart on Saturday and everyone is excited at the prospect. Viking Expeditions has recieved major compliments for our competence and dedication on site and it shows in the progress we've made.
After work today, we get to spend some more time in the French Quarter exploring fine food and fun shopping. Some of us are considering exploration if the more art filled Garden District. I will try to get some more NOLA pictures up here after our return.
All in all, great trip so far. I promise more photos sometime today or tomorrow. Thanks for reading.
-rjm
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