Day 2 and the walls are going up

The day started around 7 am this morning when everyone headed up to the worksite.  It is hard to sleep past  6 am here since there are many people walking past on the road and the noise carries very well.
Since we were waiting for more blocks today, it was retaining wall building day.  First the trench had to be dug and then the rock was placed.  Building this wall was like putting a giant puzzle together.  It really is amazing how the local masons fit the rocks together so well.  Matt, Ty and Jeff quickly learned the words for large, medium and small as they brought the rocks to Boss Joubert and Ilan.  There was also lots of cement to mix and sand to sift.
The truck finally came back around 5 pm with the rest of the blocks.  The guys decided that they wanted to finish laying all the blocks this evening so that they can form the columns tomorrow.  The local masons were ready to quit since they had no more cement at the site, but Jeff surprised them by coming back to the team house and carrying a sack up the hill for them.  They finally finished at 7:20 this evening.  So it was a long but very productive day.

We are so thankful for all these men who are here working right now.  It is so encouraging to see our house coming along.