The View From Our Window
It was smiles all around as we pulled away from Whistle Punk Hollow in Squamish, British Columbia yesterday. We are proud of what we accomplished there. This morning I was sorting through some of the photos and it made me smile once more. Let me give you a bit of a tour showing some of the last six month's work.
I want to give my hard working crew a special thank you for all their hard work. Look what we built together! :)
-grampa dan
It's going to take me a day or two to sort through and edit the last bunch of pictures I took today as we painted the last strokes of paint and officially finished Whistle Punk Hollow Adventure Golf.
It was a great project, fun from start to finish in large part because of the delightful clients, Jeff and Janice Kirkman. Low stress and cheerful would be the best way to describe them. In the last six months I made many deliveries, site visits and lately onsite working days. Each time they dropped what they were doing to welcome us and also make our job as easy and quick as possible. It was a great job!
My crew too, cheerfully worked each day, to create the best work we could. We sgared so many laughs and made many happy memories along the way. I wish every project we did went this smooth!
The end result is spectacular. As we worked onsite the last few days we overheard many favorable comments and many oohs and awes as guest played around us. Just before we left I took this shot which shows the spirit of the place...
We wish the Kirkman's many years of success as they provide a happy place for family and friends to enjoy themselves and play together. Thanks for the opportunity to help you build Whistle Punk Hollow Adventure Golf
-grampa dan
It was another wonderfully sunny and warm day at the golf. I finished painting the big rock and then set to laying track while Sarah and Hailey continued work on the log bridges.
A finishing touch on the rock was the small mine door on the back side that allows access to the pumps for the waterfalls. It sports a rough and weahered woodgrain finish. I decided it needed some lettering and settled on Jeff's Folly Gold mine. (Jeff is one of the owner's - also in charge of the pumps) He often mentions how he's bumped his head on the low door frame and has the scars to prove it. I added 'watch your head' underneath his name.
It took a few hours to fasten down all the track and rail plates for the train but the end result was spectacular and adds a sense of believability to the trestle. I'll be tking lots more pictures in the morning when the light is at it's best.
One more day at the golf will wrap things up nicely. It's been a wonderfully fun project from beginning to end!
-grampa dan
Custom Design & Construction
