Answered prayers and final North Island ventures
September- our final month in Taranaki before we begin the trek south. With the departure of so many volunteers at the end of August, the start of September felt very quiet. The building work continued on with Chris, Marty and the Ogdens on site. It wasn’t long before the outside painting of the building was finished and we were saying farewell to the Ogdens. It was a pleasure to have them with us for over a month- leaving their home and family in Auckland to volunteer with MMM over the coming year. A before and after of the exterior of Kauri Lodge once deck and exterior painting completed At times the building work felt slow and tedious- going back and forth between the architect, council and specialist fire proofing companies, trying to come up with a plan that satisfied all parties. When we finally reached the point of booking a council inspection there was a small sense of nervousness given the previous issues. As the date approached it looked like there was more...