The Big Shift begins

November 2013 Copper Gate begins it's journey to Mapua. Today, 19 Nov, we watched with bated breath as 57 tonnes of crane plus 41 tonnes of counterweight plus 24 tonnes of Copper Gate interacted. Just one wee hiccup - the strops weren't wide enough so holes had to be put in the surfeits for the cables to pass through. Tomorrow night the 5 hour trip begins. On Thursday a 40 tonne digger pulls the truck up to it's resting spot on the spur overlooking Seaton Valley and Ruby Bay.  We are 2 weeks behind schedule and have guests staying in Copper Gate from 23 Dec. Stress? What stress?! There's only painting, floor-sanding, curtaining, fitting the kitchen, gibstopping, installing Biolytix, revamping the entire property's electrical infrastructure, setting up the photovoltaics, building the deck, forming a drive, landscaping, finishing the 3 bay shed etc.