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<\/a>Misty morning landscape.<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>White flowers under the olive trees.<\/p><\/div>\n
(These were taken only about a hundred metres from our new house: a short walk through the neighbour’s olives and you reach the crest of the ridge, opening up a lovely view to the east.)<\/p>\n
We were surprised and happy to get more guests than we thought we would during the coldest part of the year. So a big thank you to all of our recent visitors. One couple was especially patient and helped us get some much-needed photos of breakfast in the cafe.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Breakfast from above.<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>And from the side!<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>A new friendlier look for the cafe: some posters and a blue-grey feature wall.<\/p><\/div>\n
We have also managed to get some work done. The goal is still to get rooms three and four open as soon as we possibly can, hopefully in time for this summer. The roof structure is done, the waterproof membrane is on, and we’ve had some guys out to install the gutters. Tiles are being hauled up onto the roof as we speak and soon it will be time to get on with the straw-bale walls and the interior.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Roof ready for tiles.<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>Tile laying proceeding.<\/p><\/div>\n
We’re really pleased with how well the pool pavilion is going to fit in with building two, as you can see in the next photo. That green mesh sunshade (on the back of the pavilion) is quite handy at the moment for making the pool area feel like less of a building site. But at some not-too-distant point in the future it will come down so we can plaster the wall behind.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Pool pavilion will end up looking like part of building two.<\/p><\/div>\n
The new roof on building two makes it a great work space when it rains. So on days when it would have been too dangerous to go up on the slippery roof membrane, we knocked together two more picnic tables for the terrace. They just need to be painted and they’re ready for guests. The terrace is going to look a lot more hospitable having three tables instead of one.<\/p>\n