(photos at the end of the text: Chora and Potamos)
1965 Bob Scholten 6 months’ assignment WCC Team Kythera.
Daily work report diary.
4 February, Thursday, 1st day at Kythera. Exploring neighborhood, study to use theodolite to make topographies
5 Feb survey airstrip and exploring area
6 Feb survey property B. Ch.
8 Feb conceptual design small bungalows
9 – 12 Feb survey properties at Paleopolis
13 Feb conceptual design small bungalows
15 Feb drawings for roof of church at Myrtidia
16 – 19 Feb survey properties at Paleopolis
20 Feb finding out names of property owners at Paleopolis
22 – 24 Feb survey properties at Paleopolis
25 Feb drawing for “periptero” (Dr. Kasapis) and preparing steel bending schedule
26 Feb drafting, printing with sunlight, investigation for a large survey, in Livadi, location plan for surveys at Paleopolis
27 Feb conceptual sketch for house for taxi driver. Instructions at periptero construction
1 – 6 March helping hand at construction of periptero
8 March excursion Paleopolis
9 March helping hand at construction of periptero, printing of drawings
10 – 13 March helping hand at construction of periptero
15 -19 March helping hand at construction of periptero
20 March bad weather
22 – 27 March helping hand at construction of periptero
29 March taking concrete mixer to Mylopotamos
30 – 31 March, 1 – 3 April helping hand in Mylopotamos
5 – 10 April helping hand in Mylopotamos
12 – 13 April helping hand at Mylopotamos school
14 April drafting of map center part of Kythera, church at Kalamos, survey at Myrtidia
15 April cleaning site and bringing back concrete mixer
16 April start of survey at Kapsali
17 April check survey at Mylopotamos
19 April drafting of letter templates (to be painted on Team’s mechanical vehicles)
20 April drafting of letter templates, visit to Avlemona
21 April painting of templates (for all vehicles)
22 April – 28 April 28
29 April visit to Avlemona, afternoon to garden Agia Anastasia
30 April construction of wall in garden Agia Anastasia
1 May painting letters on bulldozer
3 May construction of wall in garden Agia Anastasia
4 May survey at Potamos for future old peoples home, drawing of survey
5 May construction of wall in garden Agia Anastasia
6 May printing, visit to Mylopotamos, Agios Theodoros, Kalamos
7 May drafting work in Potamos for school Mylopotamos
8 May visit to Avlemona and Mylopotamos
10 May doing work in garden Agia Anastasia
11 – 15 & 17 – 22 & 24 – 27 May design calculations for school Mylopotamos
28 – 29 & 31 May drafting and calculations for school extension Kalamos
1 June printing and making stencils
2 June drafting work for school Mylopotamos
3 June excursion Paleochora and Agia Pelagia
4 – 5 June drafting and calculations for school Mylopotamos
7 June drafting and calculations for school Mylopotamos
8 – 9 June survey at Vroulea
10 June drafting and calculations for school Mylopotamos
11 June and up to end of assignment in July supervision of work by the Swiss SECONU summer camp in Mylopotamos (for the rural school)
Click on the photo to enlarge, all photos are from the archive of Bob Scholten