Day 2

We arrived at site a little later than expected, the traffic had been quite bad, even by Phnom Penh Standards.

The skilled workers had completed the columns on one side of the Sophea house and had made the reo cages for the columns on the other side. We had to complete the filling of the subfloor with sand - so more wheelbarrows of sand, and then compaction. Marie and Jodie were the compactors, will Gerry, Tony, Andy & Greg filled the barrows and wheeled them in. This was a laborious process, but is done by hand to provide work - machinery would take away the income of many people. It seemed to take us all morning to fill the back half of the house, but at last it was done.

At the Saren house, Martin and the team were doing similar work, bucketing sand, filling the subfloor and doing a small amount of bricklaying - Chris had some lessons from the supervisor. A pit was installed for the bathroom - Dan's plumbing skills came in handy.

It was a cooler day, with some clouds, breezes and the hint of rain. Morning tea was rambutans, mangosteens and a citrus fruit called crot - mangosteens were the favourites and our long lunch break was taken at the village 'resort', with a well deserved rest taken by all - hammocks were a popular spot for a rest.

We have remained relatively healthy and accident free, there have been a few rumbling tummies, a couple of scratches and a close encounter with a dog - but nothing that requires an incident report! The work has been hot, physical and hard, but the local crews have been good humoured and so overall we have been enjoying the experience - although we look forward to our weekend to recover, aching muscles need to time........

I have amended the post for day one with some links to you-tube clips. Go back and have a look if you have not seen them! Here are the links for today!
Day 2 Part 1
Day 2 Part 2
Day 2 Part 3
Day 2 Part 4
Day 2 Part 5
Day 2 Part 6