Basement Update

The weather has finally given us a break. Today was forecast to be 29*C with sunny skies, and that weather should continue for at least a few more days. Finally! Bob came to see us on Friday and reported that we had passed another inspection - this time for waterproofing of the basement walls and approval of the drain tile around the foundation. He added that he had then backfilled around the basement. So, now, finally,we are ready to start framing the house! Roll on summer.
Since the weather was warm and dry we decided to take the car up to see the progress. While we had to be careful with the large diameter rocks on the Crown Land portion of the driveway, we easily made it all the way to the house. In fact, the driveway was in excellent shape. It is hard to imagine that only two days ago, even 4x4 pickups were having problems navigating the slick mud on this same road. It just goes to show what a few days of good weather can do. Joey, of course, took off in search of the nearest open body of water, finding the shallow pond up by the fairway on the 1st hole (that's another story, I'll tell you about later). She trotted back down to the basement, absolutely dripping wet - she loves playing in the water!

We took a few photos, drank in the views for a while, and then set out for home. It is wonderful to finally see some progress at our site.