10th day of construction: excavation of the foundation in the hard clay soil was completed, marking the outlines of the two long classroom buildings connected by the administration building. Steel pillars (all handmade by the steel bender) were cemented into the ground, supported by the poles that the children cut and carried to school. The women were pouring mixture of stones, sand and cement into the ditches from head pans and wheelbarrows. More trucks unloading sand and stones and cement bags.
Gary, 50, from London, is traveling Ghana on his bike. A challenge with all the pot holes on the roads. He came to Ho for one day, and decided to stay for a week and help build the Airfield School. He was digging alongside the community, his white skin shining among the dark bodies and clay. Back in the hotel, sore body, he collapsed on the coach. On Friday he declared, "I am done with physical labor, I am too old for that." We miss "yavu" company. It was nice to have him around for a week. He wrote me a sweet card for my birthday.
On Monday, Benard, the contractor, informed Benny that the community decided to split into two groups and work on alternative days. That would cut the work force in half. That was not the original plan.
