... en toe kom die reën ... and it rained

Vandag het die behoorlik gereën, daar is 'n revier wat deur die plante bak loop.

The to be planter is a river after the heavy rain.

Earthship greetings / Aardskip groete
Ludwig, Retha, Jacobus, Alan en Willie
www.aardskip.com
2012/03/28

First three trusses - Eerste drie dakkappe

We have done it with only three people.

Die kappe is geplaas deur slegs drie persone.

Earthship greetings / Aardskip groete
Ludwig, Retha, Jacobus en Alan
www.aardskip.com
2012/03/23

Sonsondergang - sunset

Sonsondergang oor die "Sonskip" - The sun sets on the "Sun ship"

Môre plaas ons die eerste dakkap - Tomorrow we wìll install the first truss.

Earthship greetings / Aardskip groete
Ludwig, Retha, Jacobus en Alan
www.aardskip.com
2012/03/17

Dak draende balke - roof carring beams

1] Besig met die bou van die dak draende balk - Setting up the roof carring beam (v.l.r. Jacobus, Ludwig en Alan)

2] 3 meters in die lug - 3 meters up in the air (Ludwig)

3] Uitsig van die "Sonskip" - View from the "Sun ship"

4] Orania koppie - hill

Fotograaf / Photograph: José Cronjé

Earthship greetings / Aardskip groete
Ludwig, Retha, Jacobus en Alan
www.aardskip.com
2012/03/17

Dak draende pale - roof carring poles

1] view from the north-west - aansig van die noord-weste

2] roof carring poles from above - dak draend pale van bo

3] ... from inside - ... van binne

Earthship greetings / Aardskip groete
Ludwig, Retha en Jacobus
www.aardskip.com
2012/03/10

Die aardskip is nie vir sussies nie.

Building an Earthship is not for faint of heart.

Dakkappe - binne draende muur - die span

1] view from the North-east - aansig van die Noord-ooste

2] trusse - dakkappe

3] roof carring wall - dak draend binne muur

4] Willem, Jacobus & Jaco

Earthship greetings / Aardskip groete
Ludwig, Retha, Jaco, Jacobus en Willem
www.aardskip.com
2012/03/03