Sunday, September 7th we arrived at the Kingsland Bay State Park near Ferrisburgh, VT for our two weeks of volunteer work. At 5 p.m. all 19 of us gathered to meet each other and to find out what work is hoped to be accomplished in the next two weeks. This is a beautiful State Park on Lake Champlain with historical buildings going back to the late 1700's.
On Monday at 9 a.m. we started renovating the 1st floor of a late 1800s farm house into two apartments. We removed walls, appliances and cabinets in the existing kitchen, bathroom and closets to create the space. There was lots of dust and noise from hammers, saws and various tools. Everyone was exhausted that night but excited about the progress we had made.
The rest of the week we continued to rehab the old farmhouse by building new walls, rewiring electrical circuits, adding drywall, rebuilding stairs, and replacing doors. Much of the work included patching holes, sanding, and scraping paint from very old windows. Some workers broke off and worked on building foot bridges and landscaping around the park. We are truly blessed to be working with an experienced and friendly group of volunteers who have welcomed us with open arms. EVERYONE works very hard and offers support and guidance when needed. Bedtime comes as a well-earned reward after sharing stories around the evening campfire (BTW, a big shoutout to the Kingsland Bay Park staff for all the firewood).
It's Saturday, Sept. 13. Today we went sight seeing. We drove to the top of Mt. Philo and had an awesome view of the valley and Lake Champlain.
Then we drove to Burlington, had lunch, bought groceries and finally washed the car. Tonight we are resting. Later
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