With rainy season now behind us, the construction on Skallywag Bay Adventure Park site in Trinidad is progressing more quickly. The last large, elevated concrete deck is now poured. The next job for the construction crew is two sets of retaining walls before the major grades are set. That in turn will trigger the placement of the next features which are still in the containers. There are two great vantage points for the park. One is from the top of the fifty-two foot tall climbing tower. The other is from the mountain right behind the park.
Changing the face of the park
Anytime we start setting up the features for a theme park project the transformation from a construction site to a fun place is instant. It is always exciting to see the change. The construction workers who have been labouring for months on typical construction suddenly see the beginnings of the final product. The excitement to finish builds in a hurry.
Moving day
Today was an exciting and extremely busy day as we carefully pulled the heavy features from six containers. We then gingerly moved them across the two and a half care site to place them in their final homes. My job was to direct two large machines and eight people and also ensure the exact placement of the pieces. The day was a gorgeous thirty-one degrees and I logged just over seventeen and a half kilometres. I now have a great start on this summer's tan! Having overseen the placement of the features into the containers I had a good plan of how to take each gigantic piece out. Some of the features weighed as much as eight thousand pounds. A whole day ahead of schedule, by the end of the work day every piece we had planned for was in it's place perfectly. I'll be posting more pictures in coming days. Tomorrow we lay out the work to get ready for my next trip down to supervise the emptying of more containers. I can hardly wait!
