6th of May 2009 - Melaspas Ceremony

Wow! In the last 3 days they finsihed the swimming pool, the pool deck and the Bale Bengong. The water looks not clean yet because it ist the first filling.
After finsihing a building the Balinese Hindu performe an "Upacara Melaspas" (Balinese Blessing ceremnoy for new buildinga) and we did this today with pleasure with the workers. I congratulate my husband for his great work!

Fotos from 3rd of May 2009

My husband, a tireless designer on the site, just got a great inspiration and is building now a fishpond around the swimming pool and the Bale Bengong.

No machines, only my husband as site constructor, many great manpower and tools.
















A few more days and we will hopefully have our first swim in our spring water swimming pool.

Fotos from 26th of April 2009

The roof of Villa Manuk Bambu is nearly thatched

The stone work for our natural swimming pool is going on well. Thanks our permaculture teacher Norm we try to make the edges of the pool a kind of "round" that the natural flow of the water works better and the pool will be more easy to clean.



And finally a foto from our "Bale Bengong" - Pavilion next to the pool.