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<\/a>Roof complete, straw bales going in.<\/p><\/div>\n
As you can see, the roof on building two is now complete. We had 250 straw bales delivered a couple of weeks ago, and they’re rapidly being stacked into walls.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Interior with windows and straw.<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>Beams, columns, and bales.<\/p><\/div>\n
The weather has still been a bit mixed-up, but hopefully now we’re in the final stretch towards the long, dry summer. All the rain should hopefully mean a good year for local farmers anyway.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Rain clouds looming to the east. Temporary plastic sheeting helps protect the straw-bale walls.<\/p><\/div>\n
There were lots of 5 x 25 cm timber pieces left over from trimming the ends of the rafters, so we thought we might be able to make them into bar stools for the cafe. Here are the two prototypes. The legs are angled for stability, which seems to make them more comfortable as the rail for your feet is further forward than usual.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Home-made bar stools.<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>One size fits all, we hope.<\/p><\/div>\n
You can’t build stuff all the time though, so one Sunday we took time out for a trip to Lake Bafa (Bafa G\u00f6l\u00fc<\/em>). It’s about 40km south of us on the road to Bodrum. Normally we just take the main road along the southern shore and admire the views, but this time we went exploring a bit and found the lovely village of\u00a0Kap?k?r? at the eastern end. The village is built on the ruins of ancient Heracleia and is really worth the drive. Lots of strange rock formations and a very laid-back restaurant on the sandy lake shore.<\/p>\n View of Lake Bafa with some of the ruins of Heracleia in the foreground.<\/p><\/div>\n Village of Kap?k?r?.<\/p><\/div>\n Lunch on the beach.<\/p><\/div>\n Fishing boat on the lake.<\/p><\/div>\n Sirem’s sister \u00c7isem enjoying the view.<\/p><\/div>\n Some readers have asked for more dog photos: here’s one of Zeytin in a rare contemplative moment. And of course there is never a shortage of cats to photograph.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a>