Many months ago we cut hundreds of skull and crossed wrench logos from heavy half inch steel plate. We ground the edges smooth and then tossed them into the last shipping containers bound for Trinidad. On Sunday morning we pulled a couple from the container and delivered them to a local steel craftsman to weld into the first sections of fence. Today those first sections were brought to the work site and welded into place. The new fence panels were enthusiastically declared perfectly fine. Sixty more of the heavy plate steel logos then were fished out of the shipping container and sent along with the fence maker to be welded into sixty more fence panels. Soon the adventure park will be much more secure and spiffy with its shiny new, themed fence.
Realizing a dream
Six years ago we began the long winding journey that would become Skallywag Bay Adventure Park in Trinidad. It started as a tiny project and grew to become two and a half acres of fun playground with many activities for all ages. The worksite continues to be busy, with much construction underway and about thirty shipping containers full of themed elements waiting to be installed. Our team worked hard to make many fun things but other teams from across the USA and as far away as Italy also did their part to make it happen.
As I look over the construction site I of course see all of the work being accomplished but I also see clearly how it will all look when we are done. The fact is that most of what is currently being worked on so diligently will be hidden when we are finished. I can hardly wait for that phase which will begin soon!
Back in Trinidad
I spent most of yesterday on planes, bound for Trinidad once more. Over the next week I'll be on the Skallywag Bay Adventure Park building site to do more layouts and also meet with the owners and builders about the next steps of the construction. We made a brief visit to the mostly idle site today (Sunday). Things are looking good. Over the next days I'll be posting pictures of the progress. Most of the vertical concrete is now up and the last of the suspended concrete slabs are in the process of being formed.
The original vision, which has long lived only on paper is now quickly coming into focus. It is going to be a fabulous park when it is done. The shots I include today are of the train station. The first shot is from the end of the covered station where the train will sit for loading. Eventually it will sport a thatch roof. To access the adventure golf guests will walk along a raised walkway along the top. The second shot is of the same area but from the top of 'monkey rock' which will tower above everything in the park. I will be sharing plenty more pictures of the progress to date. Stay tuned...
