Hot days and nights

There is a goanna in the small cupboard in this community room.  Marilyn has gone to find someone to get it out!  This room is cooler that the van, and it's a good time to do some email reading and writing.  We are now waiting for one of the men to arrive back from work.

The temp has been up to 35 degrees in the van with the fan on.  Last night was hot.  Sheet only weather.  This morning was banana picking day - a couple of men cut them down, then they are cut off the bunch and washed, by the ladies, we also have then to dip the stalk into anti fungal solution.  So they are now packed in the cool room.  They are for sale to passing traffic and sometimes at the market in town.  Lovely sweet naturally ripened.

The goanna (a lively small one) has been removed and is now climbing a tree outside (near the caravans!)  How he got in here I don't know.  He'd got stuck in a cupboard used for sound equipment.  May be after spiders.  He probably liked the cool place.

Roger has had a hot day out on the back property with others.  They will be back soon, dirty and tired and in need of a cool drink.  Maybe he will add some photos.

Now a day has passed since writing the above.  Roger has continued to work on tower preparation.  The temp as been 36 deg and humid.  I sold some bananas, did some washing, helped pick vegetables to share, helped wash down some walls.  Then this afternoon did the drive to town to do the shopping - all by myself feeling almost a local.  I even got home without being bothered by the peak hour!

My  (Roger) day in the office was out in the hot sun helping to put together this giant meccano set which was purchased from the Bosnian Army and delivered in two 40 foot containers together with manuals and parts list. All parts are predrilled and ready to assemble in accordance to hundreds of drawings that were done by the original American manufacturer.  This is a very physical and hot work but immensely satisfying when something fits together and is finished.