Contractor meeting...

Well went well and not so well.  Now that the opening is open they have laid out positioning for the framing where the walls will go.  Sounds good….  But this has meant redesign - first off some of the walls have to move as otherwise we have to cut through joists to get the duct work in position.  Not so bad…..  But the down side is that in the man cave and the bathroom because of the slope there is a chance that the ceilings may be very low.  Working with the architects to get the ceilings as high as we can, which will probably result in slopey rooms…..  No casters on Jon's chairs in his man cave.

So there is the update.  No pictures as not sure there is much more to show.

Galapagos pictures to follow.

Back from holidays thinking no progress, but…...

Check this out - the opening has been opened, so a couple of views that probably speak for themselves…..
PS - this is not the staircase that we are building, but one for the builders….

Galapagos

Wow we are home after a most amazing trip. Sadly my ears a little rubbish so taking it easy today, but it was all worth it.
What did we see, where do I start...…
Sea lions
More dolphins than I think I have ever seen in my life, including some in the water while we were diving...
Flounder
Blue footed Booby
Frigate birds with their red wattles puffed up!!!
Hammerhead schooling sharks
Galapagos sharks
Silky sharks
Schooling barracuda
Turtles
Marine and land iguana
Darwin finches Vampire finches drinking blood from frigates
White tip and black tip sharks
Flightless cormorant
Penguins
Shit loads of fish and current
Mola Mola
Red lipped bat fish
Scorpion fish
Marble rays with stumpy tails
Eagle rays
And............... 7 sightings of Whale Sharks...... They were amazing and a little scary as they are huge and don't really care where you are...... Pictures and video to follow.

Other news - my Mum is now in a cast and a little more comfortable but bored and frustrated.

The apartment is progressing.