Just another day at "The Project"

Things are happening quickly now!

 The floors are being sanded.....

The bamboo railing is complete. And Nengah is busily carving the handrails for the stairs.

          Wayan is tiling the shower, with beautiful Sri, his helper.

Almost finished!

 And a most essential part of the project, the septic tank and reed bed, is well on its way.

A Day off!

It's been hot,dry and humid here in Amed. The wet season has not arrived yet, although it's threatened to break through a few times. The hills around here are parched and only a few trees are surviving the arid conditions. The ocean is great for cooling off, but I've been craving some lush forest and some fresh water for a dip. I had heard of Les Waterfall on a previous trip so we decided to take a day off from painting and gardening at the project and hire our favourite driver (Komang) and head North from Amed. Within an hour we were in a different world....so much vegetation....many fruit trees (rambatun, jackfruit, banana, papaya) and an easy, shady path to the falls.

The walk itself would be worth going on, but the waterfall is a beautiful jewel that surprises you at the end of the one kilometer path.

A tropical paradise in a remote and  yet to be discovered part of Bali

The Wood Floor is almost Finished

Coconut wood is strong and easily accessible here in Bali and it has a beautiful grain, so we chose this for the meditation floor. It's starting to feel like a space for meditation.

 As you can see from this picture, the windows have arrived and will be put in over the next few days. Wow, it's all happening now! 

Tony and I have also been painting the outside of the building, leaving the higher parts for the workers to complete.

The Floor Joists are in

Yesterday the coconut floor boards arrived just as Nengah finished nailing the last of the joists. By tomorrow, we should have a floor!

On a clear Day you can see Lombok and Mount Rinjani

 

After a night of pouring rain, the air was clear and the views from the land so beautiful! Our alang-alang roof got it's christening and all was dry underneath (of course!)

Snorkeling with my new underwater camera

With clear warm water and a new camera, I venture into the fishes world. 

 

That's not a snake......it's an eel....

 A large Trigger Fish

and

Hundreds of Bat Fish

So many beautiful Fish and Coral

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 Sometimes it feels like I'm being watched!

 

One of my favourite.....a Puffer Fish

 All taken from the waters of Jemeluk Bay! With Mount Agung standing guard!

The Colour Purple

I love  the colour purple. I decided to give the meditation centre a splash of colour so of course I chose purple for a feature wall. In this region they only stock basic colours and do not mix paint, so when we went to Ubud last week, we visited a large hardware store and chose what I think is just the right colour. It was exciting to do the painting myself and to stand back and admire how great it looked! Well, I think so anyway......what do you think???

 

Being watched by the local kids! I could have stood on the bamboo platform, but decided it was safer to paint from above.

Painting complete! The green wall is the feature wall in the bedroom.