Day 24 - Keeping track of the Last Four Days :)

We are informed that the weather prediction for this week is going to be bad but so far there is no trace of rain. The sky and the sun always blend with each other. We are hoping that it will stay this way until our launch.


The city government of Puerto Prinsesa help us with the planting of the trees. The park will be surrounded by pink cherry blossom trees.


Anne Hubbell, the wife of James Hubbell, paid us a visit on the site.


And now, its time to say goodbye to the cement mixer. :(

And finally since the launch is near, we are thinking about the name of the park. We have a lot of suggestions from the participants and the city government and we'll definitely announce it here as soon as we have the final name already. :)

Day 23 - The Last Five days!!!

We've been counting the days and the progress of the park is great. We are getting near to the finish line amidst the constant change of the weather.

The wood facing the concrete wall of the arc needs to be remove and the pearl area has took shape already.

Remember that the pearl represents the Park as a gift of the Philippines to the greater Pacific Rim community.

Ehem, ehem.....Anatoly is missing someone :) (guess who she is????)

They also started doing the stoneworks for the flooring.


Finally, the arc was in full shape. It is a representation of a white bird with its wings poised for flight, symbolizing the potential of the Park to help raise Puerto Princesa to even greater heights.


And still more wiring to finish.


They also started setting up the bamboo stalls, that will hang the artworks for the Outdoor Banner Project of CANVAS.

Ahead of schedule, a productive day and a very nice sunny weather makes today a big DAY. :)

Day 22 - 6 more days to come.....

Sunday is beach day for all of us but since weather prediction for the coming week was bad, they decided to make today a working day. :)

Good thing the weather was great and they have all the day to finish the arc and to start cementing the slab area.

They added more artistry to the bamboo imprinted columns by putting sea shells found on the sea near the site.

The walkway that leads to the sea is almost done as well.

James supervises the area where the pearl will rise to make sure that every detailed plan was put into it.


And they still make way to finish the arc.


They also started putting the reinforcement bars and the cement on the slab area.

Not a bad day for exhanging their only rest day for work. A lot of things were done that makes them ahead of time.

Day 21 - 7 days to go

Today most of the work was focused on the arc and the scaffolding is of much used, trying to pour the cement on all parts and finish the structure.

This is how the columns looked like after the bamboos have been imprinted.

James and Kyle had a chat about the progress of the park.

The wonderful mosaics on the benches done by the artistic hands of the team.

Buckets and buckets of sand and cement are continuous.

Members of the Rotary Club of Puerto Prinsesa once again offered their help.

Medical help is always ready to make sure that health and safety is always there.

It's crunch time! The launch is near and every challenge faced everyday is worth the sweat and pain when the park is finish.