Well, it has certainly been a while...
If you saw my video on our container-bureaucracy saga, you know what we've been dealing with for the past few months...
It really took us out of the swing of things.. And it's been a while getting back into our routine of getting down to the land to work...
Another unfortunate and unexpected outcome has been, some of the poles for our Tipi we've been working on for the past few months, have been taken by worms... So we lost a couple of poles, and the hours of work we put into them. Because of this and the delay in our schedule, we decided that getting the tipi up before the rain starts, is of utmost importance. If we don't get it up in time, the the floor we've been working on, leveling and building th supporting wall, will be washed away with the rain..
That is why we have decided to buy the remaining poles we're missing.
It wasn't an easy choice, as we were very excited to do all the work for the poles and the floor ourselves, not just for monetary reasons.
However, life is a game of balance and compromise. If some event happens, to ignore it can often leader to further problems.
I have been facing this issue since the moment we arrived here almost a year ago. No matter how many well laid plans we made and continue to make, life is a constant we cannot ignore.. From the fire risk and building permits, to the global covid situation, right down to the portugues customs we have been dealing with.
Things don't always go according to plan.
And so we change.
Change our opinion, our disposition, our expectations, our plans. Change whatever is no longer relavent, or even no longer the best option, and adapt to the new situation we didn't forsee.
That is why we are buying the remaining poles.
Although they're not all 100% hand crafted, home grown poles, but 5 of them are...
And the rest will let us put up the Tipi more quickly, and finish up the floor in time for winter (hopefully... That's the plan as they say...)
For now, we continue getting to the land, for all the work still to be done...
And here's a quick sneak peak into some very interesting further developments; our "hole" on the land, may well prove to be a well filled with silt... If that is the case, we may be able to find water within around 2 metres (6 feet I think..?) of digging, which is definitely doable by hand..!!!
Im trying to keep my expectations and hopes to a minimum, but if we can get drinking water on the land, by hand.... Then that will be amazing news...
Well that it for now, hope to have further updates soon.
Have a wonderful day!
So for now, I'll try to post here a bit more often (now that there are more things to update..
I bid you all farewell, and have an awesome day!
