Once the road was completed, the parking lot could be designed and laid out and the concrete poured.  Imagine a concrete parking lot where the concrete was laid one bucketful at a time!  In the Western world of big machinery some of these tasks seem like they would take forever doing them by hand, but things go amazingly fast when you have an assembly line of workers passing the buckets down the line.  There is not much more to say about this phase of the project as it did not involve lots of designing; mostly just muscle power.  Enjoy the pictures!CIMG4689 (1024x768)

The parking lot takes shape.  Lots of dirt had to be moved out of the way.
The parking lot takes shape. Lots of dirt had to be moved out of the way.

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Originally the steps were too high so we asked Wayan to make them lower to accommodate future guests with mobility issues.
Originally the steps were too high so we asked Wayan to make them lower to accommodate future guests with mobility issues.

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A small temple was placed in the parking lot so that offerings could be put there.  Also a statue of the Hindu god Ganesha was put next to the temple.
A small temple was placed in the parking lot so that offerings could be put there. Also a statue of the Hindu god Ganesha was put next to the temple.

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The finished lower steps.
The finished lower steps.

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Statue of Ganesha
Statue of Ganesha

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The cementing begins.
The cementing begins.

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