With the store completed at the biodiversity site, we went up to the site one Sunday afternoon to do some clean-up. Some groups were coming up in September and a clean-up was long overdue. We went up at 2pm and started with the store. The world challenge group had painted the exterior walls earlier and they did a good job. Roy looked at me and asked, ” Doc,who chose the colour?” ” Well, you are looking at the person” I said sheepishly. I must admit the green colour was nice on its own but with the brick red roof tiles , the store looked sea sick!
All the excess construction materials, the donated steel cabinets, tools and poly tanks were moved into the store. Then the 2nd Nissen Hut was cleaned, remaining curtains hung up and furniture rearranged so that it can double up as a briefing room or a dormitory. The kitchenette was also spruced up and we then adjourned for a short tea break which consisted of broken up mint chocolate and fried rice.
The 3 toilets were then washed and just as the sun was setting Roy inquired ” Shall we clean the 1st Nissen Hut too?” ” Why not?”
Thinesh and Roy proceeded to do a thorough clean-up and the furniture was arranged as in the 2nd Hut. I was amazed at how they don’t seem to get tired.
It was almost 9 pm by the time we returned to town. There were still more work to be done but we will leave it for another day.
