Day 1 (Thursday)

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Morning - surveying. First day on the Playa - job one is to survey what was to become our village.

Day 1: Sunrise: (photo by Laura)Day 1: Sunrise (photo by Laura)Day 1: Sunrise: Surveying (photo by Laura)Day 1: Sunrise: RV (photo by Laura)Day 1: Sunrise: ALN (photo by Laura)Day 1: Sunrise: Surveying (photo by Laura)Day 1: Sunrise: Surveying (photo by Laura)Day 1: Sunrise: Pounding Rebar (photo by Laura)Day 1: Spinning (photo by Laura)Day 1: Surveying (photo by Laura)Day 1: Morning Surveying

Broken RV transmission part — the plastic sensor that decides which gear the transmission got smashed, so the RV won't start. I managed to fix it with, epoxy glue, some screws, plus a jumper wire to fool the engine into starting in any gear (not just park or neutral).

Day 1: Morning RV Won't StartDay 1: Broken RV Transmission PartDay 3: Repaired RV Transmission Part Reinstalled

Day 1. Setting up 14' dome tent.

Day 1: Panormama MorningDay 1: Riding ScooterDay 1: Blue House Truck ArrivesDay 1: Morning Assembling Dome TentDay 1: Making Mylar Sun Shade For Dome TentDay 1: Asleep in RVDay 1: Praying Mantis (photo by Laura)Day 1: Praying Mantis (photo by Laura)

Evening - semi arrives. The tractor-trailer semi with all our camp belongings arrives, and many hours are spent unloading it.

Day 1: Semi Arrives Semi (photo by Laura)Day 1: Semi Arrives - Directing with Staff (photo by Laura)Day 1: Semi Arrives - Directing with Staff (photo by Laura)Day 1: Semi Arrives - Directing with Staff (photo by Laura)Day 1: Evening Semi Arrives DriverDay 1: Semi Arrives Open Rear Door (photo by Laura)Day 1: Evening Unloading SemiDay 1: Evening Unloading Semi ForkliftDay 1: Evening Semi and BusDay 1: Evening Unloading SemiDay 1: Evening Unloading SemiDay 1: Unloading Semi (photo by Laura)Day 1: Constructing Center Camp (photo by Laura)

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