Keep on Trucking

With the foundation anchors poured, work continued.

Water was brought up from the bottom of the ridges to the school for use in concrete mixing.

The surface had to be leveled flat to make sure the tank would not shift and roll away.

On a walk to another part of the community, we discovered a beheaded coral snake.

Blocks were used to construct a pit where water could be gathered from a spigot off of the tank.

I found a good use for the pipe joints.

A concrete volcano.

Figuring out piping.

Pouring the concrete pad.

Getting ready for a community meeting.

The sun sets on another day of work.

Putting in stairs for the pit.

The ocean and the sun.

Night Work

A night-time visit to the springs down the mountain from where we stayed.  This is where we came to get water, to bathe, and to wash clothing.

Working late at the school.

Setting up the foundation forms to pour concrete.

Mixing up concrete at night.

The First Days of Work

Dawn over the mountains of El Salvador.

Working on breaking up the ground.

Carl knows how to rock.

Then I got in on the act.

It was rock solid.

The sun setting into the Pacific Ocean and the fog rolling in below us.

It was a sea of clouds below us.

Another day, more work!  This is looking out across the ridge tops.

An old water tank that has long been abandoned.

On top of Trembladore (or something like that), the tallest mountain in the community.  The Guatemalan border is somewhere behind me.  The hills in the distance are in Guatemala.

Hard at work on gutters.

Sifting sand for concrete production.

Some flowers on a nearby house.

Another sunset.

Hiking up the road to where we were staying.