Fixing the Hot Spring Leak
October 2nd (Wednesday) It was cloudy in the morning, and we were finally able to receive a very poor quality weather fax, which confirmed our suspicions that there was a low-pressure system close by. Luckily it looked very mundane, and it looked like the weather would not deteriorate further. We made our second attempt at repairing the hot spring pool. Instead of focusing on where all of the water appeared to be flowing out of, we looked for where the leaks were coming from on the inside. There were areas that we suspected, but we were unable to verify if they were in fact leaks. While checking out these areas we found two holes. Actual holes, in the floor. Bottom of the hot spring pool. It seems that the floor is a layer of concrete or plaster, or something that is on top of rocks. In points the layer bridges gaps between the rocks, and is an inherent weak spot. The two spots that we found, although quite well filled in with slime and old leaves, were definite leaks. ...