BRK #32, Days 59-63
Wednesday Will and I teamed up to install a hydrant outside the back door of the shop. I used the excavator to "find" the existing water line running from the berm shed hydrant to the
shower shack hydrant. We inserted a T-junction at the point of discovery on the existing pipe and layed the new stuff in the trench I had dug the night before. We found a peeled log on Volcano Rd. to use as the hydrant support post. By the end of the work day, we had the trench filled and water running.
Thursday was a day off for all boots except me, since I'm attending the RMHJ. I planted just over a quart of hazelnuts, donated by Mike Haasl, all of which I had scratched and over-night soaked. Then I got the excavator cleaned up with Fred so he could return it. In the afternoon I went to the lab and filled in the trench on the road to the Tipi. Finished the day by raking and tidying up the road to Arrakis. When our event chef, Amelia, arrived with her hound dog, Sebastian, I helped them get situated. Spent an hour or so just labeling the kitchen drawers and cabinets to help her navigate. Mud and Christina got in late, and, lucky for them, just as I was going up to take my remaining items out of the love shack. I got them the key to the red cabin and headed to Bart's bunk for the night.
Friday I woke up at 11, taking full advantage of my
freedom to do as I please. I joined the boots for lunch, then followed Mags to the airport to pick up some attendees. I met Mark Brunnr and while driving us back, asked about his plans for moving to the Lab next year. I met some other attendees and a few more instructors as the sunligbt faded. Also made a neat little board to show the evening activities roster for the event. Mud gave a fire science demo at dusk.
Saturday was the first day of the
Jamboree. Our starting projects included the rocket assisted
solar food dehydrator, the outdoor kitchen, the Solarium
RMH, and the Sauna
RMH. I helped with some
wood work, digging a pit, and moving rocks. Favorite food of the day was baked sweet potatoes for dinner. We watched the Fire Science DVD from Wood Stoves 2.0 in the evening.
Sunday I got up a bit late, but didn't miss too much. Mud gave a chat about building a fire box. I helped with sifting sand, cutting brick, chopping grass, finding clay, and building a new style of heat riser with remesh and
superwool. Favorite food of the day was Morrocan chickpea stew with fry bread for lunch, though
rocket oven baked pizzas for dinner was a close second. In the evening we watched the second DVD, Sneaky Heat.