Leaving Tomorrow

It has been a busy week getting ready to return to Guanajuato.  Aimeé’s immigration file suddenly became active with requests for a medical and for a police certificate.  With only a week left in BC I was worried about getting it all done.  Fortunately all went well and was finished on Wednesday.

There were other tasks to get done such as taking the old windows to the transfer station, storing all my scrap wood, and tidying up the garden.  All my TODOs were completed as of yesterday.  Today is rainy and lazy.

Tomorrow afternoon we catch a bus to the ferry, then Skytrain to stay with friends in Coquitlam.  Our flight to Ottawa leaves Wednesday morning and our flight to Mexico leaves on October 21, giving us about 10 days visiting in Ontario.

Our Guanajuato rental starts on October 22 and we plan on staying five months, returning in March.  The Cervantino festival will be occurring when we arrive and we’ll be going to performances with Blair & Jennifer from Vancouver, who arrive the same week.

November and December are good months to be in Guanajuato.  I’m looking forward to sunny days and getting lots of exercise, walking everywhere and attending cultural events, not to mention the Mexican food.

Cabin Re-roofing Project

After much discussion, planning, and preparation, the re-roofing of the cabin project has started.  This post will be updated with progress reports for the duration.

Sep 28 – the front side is complete and we are done for this year.

Aug 10 – received metal roofing package in Garden Bay

Aug 11 – materials stored in the garage

Aug 16 – 1st load of 10 panels loaded to go over

Aug 16 – underlay and eave flashing

Aug 17 – first panel and gable flashing, but we were sold the wrong screws and could not attach the 2nd panel

Aug 24 – still no screws but more underlay applied

Aug 26 – installation of the panels goes quickly

Aug 31 – bottom section mostly finished, strapping installed for transition

Sep 6 – good progress on upper roof, but the rains started the next day

Sep 23 – it has rained every day except one since Sep 6, but the forecast for this week is for sunny days and we are heading back to the cabin this afternoon to hopefully finish off the front roof and close up for the winter.