Quinta Quijote

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The master shell was next on the list and it also went up quickly. We had hired and fired three builders before finding one who could understand a hexagonal building.



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One of the buildings in the main yard is a guest room, two actually, and we're looking forward to friends and family visiting our little piece of paradise. Here's the guest, master and stable as viewed from the hammock area.


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The bar room and outdoor kitchen were the last big projects completed before building stopped. In fact, the bar still needs another 60 blocks or so, and then the builder can start putting the rooves on. Roger will be doing all piping and electrical work. Floors will be poured next and then comes the fun part, picking out the tiles!



The kitchen I've designed will run mainly on firewood. We've left two large wood lots to supply us, but I've got some more practice to do before being good at starting fires. All in good time. Besides a large grill area, I'll have an adobe oven added as well. Just the thought of rustic bread, fresh baked each week, has my mouth watering. I just have to figure out how to use the thing first!



By mid June, the outdoor kitchen is as done it'll get for now.




The rest of the work will be done by Roger and me, things like laying the clay tile floor diagonally, painting the columns and gables white, building an adobe brick oven and large grill, constructing the counterspace area and the wok station. The last workers did a pretty good job with laying the tile roof and I'm curious to see how it holds up to rainy season.

We've had an impossible time finding a uilder who was willing to tackle our hexagonal rooves. Finally fed up with all the excuses and delays, Roger fired the last guy and began to tackle to thing himself. It took about three weeks, working alone, and now it's ready for the Nogal columns and clay tiles.