We found
out yesterday that the guy we hired to finish the well and fence hasn’t
completed the job. What was supposed to take just two more weeks to finish isn’t
finished at all, and it’s been almost a year. Lucky for us, we only paid him
for the work that he completed. Still, we’re stuck with no source for water,
which we learned the last time we were down there, is not fun.
Another
thing that’s becoming clear, is that I won’t have time to finish the Tiny Casita until I return. Not a big deal really, the only deadline I
have is self-imposed and purely for the satisfaction of a completed job. For
now, it’s best I concentrate on getting the land, with the RV that’s already
there, ready so that when we're there it will be comfortable and
enjoyable for the whole family.
So... with just
a couple weeks until I’m set to drive our Astro Van, filled with supplies, down
to Mexico, we find ourselves scrambling for a new way to get water.
We can arrange to have a water truck come to our lot and fill the large 275 tank which I'm bring down in the van. But how
to get the water from the large tank into the small tank inside the RV? I started to build
a tower when I realized that water weighs 8.34 lbs. per gallon. That's 2,293.5 pounds! It will
likely take more than a hastily built tower to support the 275 gal tank. My
thought now is to use another 12-volt pump, to pump water from the tank,
sitting firmly on the ground, to the holding tank in the RV. I bought a pump from Harbor Freight with a 25' lift. Theoretically, getting the water just 4' up and into the RV should be a piece of cake. I’ll be
experimenting with this plan later this week. Stay tuned.
We’re also learning (the hard way) that managing construction on our land in Mexico, from our house in Colorado just isn’t working. With that in mind, we decided that we'll hold off on any thing else, that I can’t handle myself, until we’re down there for an extended stay.
