Despite the thievery the morale remains high. The long arm of Walmart has reached Ensenada (a supercenter no less) so critical items like underwear and toiletries have been purchased.
Yesterday, the team tore down the old patio covering and removed the old columns. The new columns were constructed last week prior to our arrival and we placed a 40′ steel beam on top of the columns to begin the foundation of the super-structure.
We’ve never worked with steel beams before. It kind of has that feel of what you see in those old pictures of constructing the Golden Gate bridge. We managed to place that 40′ beam using the truck that delivered the beam as the pivot point and good ol’ fashioned American / Mexican muscle.
Tomorrow I’ll tell you the humorous, yet tragic, story of the taco cart.
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