Jan 20 2017
January 20 – Chicken Coop Construction
This morning we were shuttled to the chicken coup location via boat again, which was a blessing to our aching feet and tired eyes. We got an early start to maximize our time and put our hands to work on the coup, which was already coming along nicely. Once everyone had landed on the beach, we took the bus up to Freiner’s sisters’ house; today’s goal was to get the floor of the coup down and the posts up along the sides that would hold the mesh walls in place.
Even though sometimes there were too many cooks in the kitchen, everyone was able to help hammer in some nails and make measurements here and there. We helped wherever we could, and by noon we had made some decent progress. But as lunchtime crept closer and closer, our minds were drifting to thoughts of gallo pinto and homemade juice.
Lunch was, as always, wonderful. We were treated again to Freiner’s wife’s unbeatable cooking, which was scarfed down without a second thought. The food comas soon hit everyone like a freight train, and after practicing cartwheels on the front lawn, everyone was snoring on Freiner’s porch.
After our power naps, we went straight back to the coup and spent the next few hours finishing the floor and the wall posts. We were able to drive away on the bus with confidence that we could finish the coup in its entirety the following day. From bus to boat to Campanario again, we continued the rest of the day per usual: a couple of hours to do laundry or journal or relax, a dinner with zero complaints, and heavy heads on pillows.
Hanna
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