More Black Sea Camp Construction

One view of the Black Sea from the older section of the "lower camp", meaning the part of the camp that is on the sea level of the property owned by Grace Baptist Church. The camp extends upward to the top of a high hill overlooking the sea. There is space for people on the lower level and on the upper level as well.

Andrew, the Ukrainian electrician stringing the wire is on the left. John Proctor is center in the red jacket and Tom, from outside Wilmington, NC, is on the right. He, his wife Linda andWalt Rumminger from South Carolina put up the studs and particle board walls and ceilings (with wood screws) in both of these 8 room cabins. The men are standing in the hallway that will be partitioned into baths in the nexty phase of construction.

Walt Rumminger, front, and Grace Senior Pastor Igor Bandura inspecting the work on the cabins. Below, shot of the interior wall work with electrical wiring.

This is a view of the older cabins in the lower camp. You can see the wash hanging on the line. This is camp life for the construction workers. The camp cook prepares all meals in the new kitchen/dining room. There are western style shower houses and outdoor pull showers for coming off the beach. These buildings have been restored on the interior but still need much finish work on the exterior porches.

This is a view of the completely restored cabins at the lower camp. They are duplexes with one room sleeping 4 and one room sleeping 2-3 so families can stay in one cabin with some privacy. These and the older cabins do not have private bathrooms, but offer spectacular views of the Black Sea and the breezes from the water.

The camp is also in dire need of upgrading their playground equipment for the children. Right now the slide and the swings are old metal, rusted and dangerous in my opinion. Igor saw the new playground at the WHBC Learning Center and was quite impressed. He is now researching to see if there is anything like this in the Odessa region.

KJP