Diary

It's been another month of limbo at Chumbaria. The lack of mains water and electricity connection saga and being patient is taking its toll on both of us. My...

It's mostly been a quiet month at Chumbaria. We got WiFi and new mattresses in the new houses. Sadly the same can't be said for mains electricity and water...

March was one of the busiest months at Chumbaria that we’ve ever had, with the final push to get phase 1 completed. Some dear friends donated a lot of...

It was a very busy month at Chumbaria. The builders continued to work hard and make good progress, slowly but surely the houses are getting closer to...

January was a very busy, and at times, very wet and windy month at Chumbaria. We took advantage of breaks in the weather to get things done outside and at the...

Work on our current house continued, with freshly painted walls and a new floor in our snug basement lounge. Steve and our returning volunteer Joao started...

It was an especially busy month at Chumbaria, although hindered by some very wet weather. The digger got stuck in the mud, which didn’t help with the new...

October was a mix of work and play at Chumbaria. It was a bit strange having the village to ourselves for the first time since February. We took advantage and...

September was a very busy social month at Chumbaria. We had a lot of friends and family to stay with us, which meant a lot of sightseeing and a lot of laughs....