Completion

We completed a few things today.  First of all, we completed the second week of work here at Tejas Camp & Retreat.  The third week may look a bit different than the last two due to the decidedly colder weather that’s in the forecast.  We may be in the maintenance barn building benches and picnic tables for the shooting range--an inside space where the doors can be closed against the elements.

Second completion is the brick walkway.  Most of the morning was spent placing the last bricks, cutting pieces to match the angle of the adjoining walkway, and spreading polymeric sand to fill all the spaces.  Once the whole area was wet down, the polymer hardens and locks everything together.  The result turned out pretty well.

The forms still have to be pulled and some dirt hauled away, but that will be done later.

The women completed painting the porches on the Maverick cabin.  Not sure where they will be this coming week as paint and cold weather generally don’t mix well.

Preparations for the coming cold snap have been going at a frenzied pace.  Even in the RV park, there is lots of conversation about what to do with plumbing, what to do if the power goes out for an extended time (the big ice-mageddon of several years ago in Texas resulted in power loss for several days in some areas), and about topping off propane supplies.  We will be seeing this all start to unfold tomorrow evening, starting with almost an inch of rain which will turn to something a little more frozen at some point.

And the camp is developing contingencies for what to do with nearly 400 guests when all the outdoor activities are shut down.  Should be a fun weekend.