Billy first; they have been holed up in the Caicos islands for almost a week waiting for the seas to settle to the point where it is safe to cross. We have been monitoring the ocean buoys along with him and it has been frustrating to set a date to depart and then see that the ocean didn’t bother to read the forecast. So right now everything looks good for a launch tomorrow morning.
Now the museum. The first thing I will say is that it is a real adventure to see how things are done here and I do realize I am not in Kansas anymore. That being said, there is a high degree of professionalism here, especially considering the limited resources. Can you imagine trying to cut a 2×4 with only a worn out blade from a hacksaw? Or jack hammering a 1000 sq. ft. floor with a 2 pound sledge and a cold chisel? The carpenter has an ancient planer with probably the original blades that have never been sharpened and have seen numerous nail hits. At times the lumber comes out thinner, but looking worse than when it went in.
Yet when they are done, the work rivals almost anything in the States and I won’t even tell you the cost compared to back home.
By the time I leave here next weekend the majority of the rough in construction should be finished. We will then hold for a little while as there is a lot of stuff to finish up that we are going to ship from the States and the container will take 3-4 weeks to arrive in Santo Domingo. Then it will be brought here and the push will be on to finish up.
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