The unseasonal weather continued in Cyprus in early December with more than 10 days of electrical storms and torrential rain. Although great for topping up the island's dams, the deluges have caused damage to roads, properties and beaches across the island. Konnos Bay, a particularly beautiful beach at Cape Greco in the south east of the island suffered a landslide and the beach has effectively been washed away. The authorities are working hard to restore this and other beaches for the summer season.
The extremely heavy rain has slowed down some of the external work at The Grove Spa Resort site due to flooding although much of the progress is now indoors. The ceramics for the floors and walls of the sample apartments have arrived and are now being laid. On the blocks where construction is completed the solar panels and water tanks are being installed.
The basement slab between Blocks D & E has now been closed up and the basement finished. The new children's pool has been laid out in front of D-block and blocks A & H have completed the skeleton and brickwork.
Townhouses & childrens' pool The electro-mechanical work is now underway in the Spa building and we're ready to start the screeds for the floors and the dry walling to divide up the space into the treatment and changing rooms and communal space. Work continued with Claire Chrysostomou, the interior architect, on the specifications for the internal fit-out of the Spa, gym and reception.
Site overview with block C & Spa building in foreground
Construction will stop over for 10 days over the festive season and resume again in January. There is no official progress meeting in January but I will be there during the month to report as usual.
