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We look back on a varied and eventful construction camp in the summer of 2025. We'd like to give you a summary of the progress made on the barn, the restoration of the windows in the main house, and the construction of the outhouse. Thank you to everyone who made this possible!
The last days in Rihula for this year are coming faster than expected, but the toilet block project will still be finished on time. We are also completing the remaining construction sites, tidying up, and preparing the yard for hibernation. There is still time for personal farewells. Sleep well, Rihula, see you next year!
We take trips to Rakvere and the Baltic Sea in different groups. On Sunday, we are invited to a barbecue at our neighbors' house, and luckily our language exchange, which we had already given up on, can still take place.
We celebrate Estonia's Independence Day, visit a fish farm, and continue to make progress on the construction sites, both indoors and outdoors. Although the group is getting smaller and the weather more unpredictable, motivation remains high.
After a long brunch, we spend the rainy Sunday after the festival relaxing in the yurt. Monday and Tuesday are even busier on the farm. We reach our maximum group size with 15 construction helpers and a spontaneous day guest, and construction is progressing in every corner. In our free time, we bake pizza and cinnamon rolls on sticks together.
Before we turn our full attention to preparations for our farm festival on Saturday afternoon, there is still work to be done on Friday. 10 kg of onions are turned into soup, a sauna is delivered, the association inaugurates the new stage and sings in German and Estonian to an eager audience. Finally, there is a close winner in the competition for the best potato salad.
We are slowly preparing for the mid-season party on Saturday. But first, we are transforming the barn. The stage is being finished, and a second wooden floor is being built under the roof slope. The kitchen team arrives and Lukas presents the perfect bread.
We take care of the barn inside and out: the broken threshold is repaired in record time, a solar-powered cell phone charging station is installed, and the MFZ is supplemented with a wooden floor that can be used as a stage. A water sample is taken from the well, and we eagerly await the results as new guests arrive.
In the middle of the night, a surprise visitor arrives from Helsinki. We bake rye bread in a Dutch oven, put up huge mosquito nets, set up our mobile phone antennas, and build some very special kitchen furniture. On Sunday, we visit our new neighbors downstream, who are undertaking a very similar project, and marvel at some very special Estonian architecture. Coffee is available again, too.
On Wednesday morning, everything we need to make coffee is finally back in place. We need it! Infrastructure projects are progressing: the well is finally providing water, and the new solar panels are being provisionally installed. A tidy kitchen and workshop have replaced scattered cardboard boxes, and the mosquito-free zone project is taking shape.
