Parcel 6 Building A Shed

 Just got news from our new partner that the Land and Mines department are sending their surveyor to resurvey the land soon as we need to settle the land dispute on the border. We quickly mobilize our forward team to quickly build a shed so that the surveyor can have a place to camp for a couple of days. We were also instructed to provide 40 pieces of hardwood, berlian, of about 2 feet long for Parcel 6 and 7 to be used as peg to mark the border. Thankfully we have some fence post of hardwood around and we just cut it to size.

 We sent in out materials, mostly re-cycled to the site which we had prepared when we cleared the land. It is located on the non-dispute lot. We had made a small clearing, enough for a shed and a place to do U-turn for the pick up.We quickly decided to do a shed of 10' X 15' basing on the estimated materials that we have. We start off by marking the foot print and check for squareness. As we only have a ladder, the pick up were also used as one.

 We dug in for about 2 feet to put up the four corner post. We then put up a cross beam to hold the corner post. We made the roof on a minus 1 foot and shall use the roof to collect rain water. The soil at the corner post were rammed tight to secure it.

 We secured more cross beams. Once it's strong enough we can proceed to fix the zinc roof, as we need to go on top of it. Need to "pull" it back as it ran off a bit due to those re-cycled wood, not truly straight.

The roof was then put up. We then wall up the sides with zinc, leaving a door and a window.











The roof gutter was then put in place.










We set up the water tank on some tree trunks as stand.

We had almost finish the shed, which we also plan to use as a storage and temporary shelter when we stay over night here. The minor touch up, we shall leave it till we "move" in. This shed were built without any drawings and just with simple field tools like handsaw, hammer and a measuring tape, on mostly re-cycled material.

Resort De Casablanca.

Mushroom Farm

Visited a mushroom farm. Got access as one of our helper's relative is the caretaker. This place is located at maybe thousand plus meters above sea level. The place is so cooling, heavy fog, just after a rain. We were there about 3.00 pm. Visibility is about ten meters only.

 There used to be three housing for the mushroom, but due to disease, all where dismantled. Now only one was rebuilt. Even with one house, it is able to store a large number of mushrooms. The thermometer reads 19 C. These seedling where bought from a supplier, so the work is just to water them and harvest.






When these seedlings arrive, they have to be unplug, then mist with water. Temperature is cool here due to the altitude. Practically no energy cost as it's natural.

 Different stages of growth.

 Mushroom going to be harvested soon.

 Caretaker had planted some strawberries.

Picture of me taken with a self timer. I guess there is a potential of turning this place into a resort style farm as the place is so cooling and inviting. A cafeteria serving hot drinks is most welcome.