Day 3: Building

Dawn comes and we can't see anything, the fog has rolled in and there's giant surf hiding behind it. We finally started our building projects, everyone keen as this is what we came for.....though the allure of waves was distracting. The goal was to work hard then play hard.

Some met Shadrach the guy we are building a house for and he is overwhelmed a group of Aussies would come all this way to help him. He has pitched 3.5m poles on top of buckets of concrete! What so high and not even in the ground we ask?? Because it's in a watercourse! No council approval or flood reports here?

I take a team to build a workshop for the YWAM Community Centre, while another team start work building a beauty salon. The third team are at work preparing a concrete pour for a gymnasium. Despite skills or lack of everyone finds their place.

In the afternoon some brave, or crazy, ones head to the point and try to paddle out against a roaring current down the point. Better to cruise the streets of Pichilemu and sample empanadas and churros. Churros is a big hit - deep fried donut tube filled with caramel, glad we can work it off!

Team settled in well and late night dinners and chat.