Wednesday June 22, on the Gulf Island Earthship Build:
Those of us partaking in last night’s activities at the Island Solstice Rave, are what you would refer to as ‘Hurting Units’ this morning. So thankfully we have the opportunity to grab a morning Espresso at Cafe Rousselle, courtesy of some fellow industrious interns over at ‘Camp Hugs’.
Not only do they Recycle at ‘Cafe Rouselle’…
They’ve also been growing Sprouts using recycled Blue Board. These sprouts will be transplanted to the Earthship indoor Greywater Planters any day now.
We’re almost there, both Earthships are almost done. We have three days left including today, and the original pile of Construction Materials are almost gone. We’ve already been recycling many of our own scraps to maximize the the building supplies.
The overview of both the Studio Earthship (front), and the Main House Earthship (behind) shows how well they blend into the surrounding Earth Berm.
Landscaping is started outside the East Entrance of the Studio Earthship (left). This Bird’s Eye View (right) shows all the organic round curves of the Brown Plastered Tire Wall, and finished Can Wall.
Here’s a Bird’s Eye View of the Can Wall Planter Stacks on the Wing Walls of the Studio Earthship, filled with fresh earth and ready to be planted.
Here’s a Worm’s Eye view of the stunning result when those planters are filled.
Inside the Studio Earthship the Bathroom is getting the finishing touches. It’s a tricky task to plaster around the cabinetry (left), and masked Bottle Wall edges (right).
Over at the West Wing Entrance of the Main House Earthship there’s still a lot of work left to be crammed into these last 3 work days.
Inside the West Wing Airlock is a mix of tasks yet to be completed. On the left, the bottom portion of the wall has the Brown Plaster Finish, yet the Bottle Wall itself needs to be flushed out with a ‘Floating Wall’ finish. On the right, the entire Bottle Wall is finished, but the bottom portion still needs the Brown Plaster finish. Every detail to the build has been worked on in a continuing flurry of activity this last week, and everything will be done by Friday’s deadline!
Even with only two days left on the Build, another Volunteer Intern has to leave today. Thankfully it’s only the finishing details left to be completed, and he’s been here for the long haul. It’s been great seeing your fantastic smile each day Sam!
Over at ‘Camp Sauna’, I’m treated to a fresh Gourmet Meal made by a fellow Intern in the Outdoor Kitchen. I came prepared with all ‘Powdered/Deyhydrated’ Hiking Foods for 5 weeks, so all I had to do was add hot water. However, most nights have been Protein Power Bars and Coffee while sitting at the Pub’s Internet to post all these posts on a regular basis. Having a real meal is a huge luxury and greatly appreciated.
Speaking of which, tonite the skies were ominous as a Storm has been brewing…
Boats are getting rolled in the harbor…
… and even though it’s not like being there… I took some photos to hopefully show the unusual wave activity and tossing effect on the boats…
Figures it’s the one time I didn’t have my Flip Cam on me!
Image Credits: Monica Holy
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