John has built everything on the property, from a lake with a couple of piers, to a schoolhouse with a couple of bedrooms and a bathroom. They are in the process of building a Gazebo type structure that will have a kitchen for making pizza. Eventually he will have cabins for overnight stays.
David took me out on a convoluted route that I would have no chance of remembering, but he also gave me the route on Google maps and showed me how to make my own. I took the details of where I was going and where my house is and made my own route. Next time I will take it a step farther and print it out. I rode out again on Thursday to help out with the tour, and it took me an hour and a half to go 25K to get there. Don’t ever stop at a Police Station to ask directions. In YenPu I couldn’t find the street where I was supposed to turn so rode around awhile before stopping to ask directions. They sent me in the opposite direction, told me to go 300 meters, turn right; go 600 meters and the elementary school would be on my left where I should turn right again. When I got to the Elementary school, it was on my right and there was no place to turn right. Remembering that I had been on the road before, I went back to the Police Department and turned left (opposite the way they sent me) and rode off in the correct direction. My memory of where to make my next right turn was a bit off, and I made a few early turns, taking the “scenic route” before I finally found my way to where I was going.
I arrived too late for French toast, but before the tour arrived. When they did arrive,
they had a brief orientation
and then broke into groups to see what was going on. The buildings are built with a brick and plaster system made of cement, water and newspaper. It is strong and very very light.
One group went to watch the making of bricks, one went fishing,
one went on raft rides,
and one group learned how to play horse-shoes. I was at the horse-shoe pit. Everyone had a try with four tosses and all realized two things: horse-shoes are heavier than they look, and getting a ringer, or even a point, is harder than it looks. But it seemed that they all had fun.
After they left John made omelets that were just delicious, maybe more so since I had missed the French toast. When lunch was over I headed back with a little help on the initial route back to YenPu. It took me 40 minutes and 15K to get home, amazing what you can do when you know where you are going. I pushed it little, and on Friday my legs suffered for it. No pain no gain some say, preferably I like no pain no pain.
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