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We have a house that is open for sharing with friends: small house under the large Lipa/Linde(n) tree.

@@@ADD PICTURE TO THE RIGHT!!!

It can be used for short stays, retreats, as a nomadic base, for “digital detox”.

It is available for free (not paying the rent, only the running expenses).

(like free software: high-maintenance, steep learning curve, favors function over form, you are free to use it & modify it, but you also have a responsibility to contribute, and to share it with others – with dormouse, with extended family, and with the community of future users).

@@@REDO THIS TEXT, BASED on my email in JUNE 2017

Lika Lodge

Like Lodge is a small house, like "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bothy" or a "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilderness_hut". It belongs to [BecHa].

How to get there

OpenStreetMap-LikaLodge.png

Address: Gubavcevo Polje 11 , Gracac, Lika, Croatia

OpenStreetMap: https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=44.34056&mlon=15.93629#map=17/44.34056/15.93629

GoogleMaps: has a street-view (up until the "graveyard")

Last Part of the Road

  • From the road Gracac-Knin, take a turn to Deringaj
  • Follow that road - asphalt, not a great quality, many curves & turns - to the "graveyard" that will be on your left
  • (just before the graveyard) Turn right to the gravel road, between two low stone-walls
  • After 100 meters turn RIGHT again, onto the GRASS ROAD
  • Follow that, over the fields, to the house number 12
    • on your right you will pass "transformation-pole" / electricity-station-thing
    • just before the house, there will be a plum&apple orchid on your right
  • Leave the car next to the HUGE WALNUT
  • Walk to the right, up the hill, to the Lodge - UNDER THE HUGE LINDEN TREE

Instructions

Before You Arrive

  • Get the keys from Vesna
  • PRINT OUT THESE INSTRUCTIONS & the MAP & get more verbal introductions from Vesna & Arnd
  • Make agreements with Vesna about the expenses
  • If you are not from EU, you must report to the police station (complex; talk to Vesna about additional paperwork needed).

Upon Arrival

ELECTRICITY & WATER MAINS HAVE BEEN SWITCHED OFF before last people left last time
  • Turn the electricity on
    • there are fuse-boxes behind the front door
    • write down the values on the electricity meter
    • plug in & turn on the appliances: fridge, cooker, lights, heating...
  • Close all the water taps & "ventils"
    • water-heater in the kitchen has a "ventil" for this purpose
    • all the taps
    • washing-machine "ventil" & "filter"
  • Open the water - on the mains!
    • mains-ventil is in the (square) MANHOLE on the BOTTOM OF THE HILL!!! (mid-way between Mara's house & garden)
      • get verbal instruction from Vesna
    • check for any burst pipes
    • beware of snakes - they like the wet/cold place in the summer, or the hot stone in the spring/autumn
    • let the water RUN for a while, to get all the dirt from the pipes out, before you start drinking
  • Only then turn on the water-boiler
  • Open the windows to air the sleeping room
  • Clean all the dust
    • start from the TOP & go "down"
    • "dust off" all the cobwebs
    • remove the moths, flies and other bugs , from the CEILING BEAMS
    • remove spiders & bugs from the walls, with the duster
    • use the cloths to clean the horizontal surfaces: table, cooker, stove, chairs...
    • use the broom to brush all of that from the floor
      • eventually, also to remove possible mouse-shits from the floor
    • THEN use the vacuum-cleaner to remove finer particles
  • Set-up the GARBAGE collection:
    • Line up the "bucket(s)" with the rubbish-bin liners (plastic bags, large; black or yellow)
    • Plant-material & egg-shells can be composted (compost heap is near one of the walls of the old "garage")
    • Plastic & glass can be recycled , and should be collected separately
    • Paper can be burned in the fire , if you are using the wood-stove
    • TAKE THE GARBAGE with you REGULARLY when you go away; one collection container is close to the church-ruin; others are in Gracac or other "cities"

Before Departure

LET THE WATER OUT OF PIPES, CLOSE THE WATER MAINS & SWITCH OFF ELECTRICITY 

Tidy-up: leave the place as you would like to find it next time 

PLAN in advance: the packing & cleanup takes half-a-day; FINAL "departure" takes at least ONE HOUR!
  • Details
    • Tidy-up: leave the place as you would like to find it next time
    • Air & dry the bed-linnet before packing them up in the boxes or cupboard
    • Tent has to dry & be cleaned before you can put it back into the bag
    • the fire needs to be OUT and cold; take the ashes out
    • Put EVERYTHING away into the boxes & cupboards that can close -- against mice, PUH, and bugs
    • Leave fridge doors slightly open -- enough that the air comes in, but not so much that the mice can go in!!
    • RESTOCK on the firewood
    • Switch OFF all the solar-lamp switches
    • Clean the surfaces , wash the dishes, clean the bathroom
    • Collect the kitchen-clothes & towels & sheets,
      • and either wash&dry them before you leave,
      • or leave them in the way that hey won't hold or be eaten by bugs before next persons arrives
    • Leave the mattress upright on the bed, covered on top with plastic sheeting
      • that protects form the dust facing on it, and lets it breathe too
    • WATER:
      • MAJOR CONCERN IS THE FREEZING OF THE STAGNANT WATER IN THE PIPES , DURING THE WINTER
      • close the mains & LET THE WATER OUT down-there (down, at the manhole, close to the bottom of the hill)
      • let the water out of the water-boiler, by using a small hose at the "ventil" in the bathroom
      • let the water out of the washing machine
      • let the water out of the toilet-reservoir; MANUALLY drain the water out of the toilet-bowl with a small CUP; add SALT to prevent freezing
      • let the last bits of water out of all the other pipes


  • Final DEPARTURE checklist
    • is the fire OUT?
    • are the water mains closed?
    • Is the water out of the pipes?
    • Is the window in the sleeping room open? (IT SHOULD BE LEFT OPEN!)
    • the door to the sleeping room should CLOSED (to keep the PUH out)
    • Are the fuses switched OFF?
    • Do you have all your things: documents, keys...?
    • LOCK THE DOOR
    • LOCK THE GATE

Where is What

inside the house

  • the "small" cutlery is in the drawer INSIDE oft the table
  • How to start a fire (@@@ ADD INSTRUCTIONS LATER)
  • How does the washing machine works (@@@ ADD INSTRUCTIONS LATER)


around the house

  • the old "stable" is a ruin, be careful of the walls possibly falling down :(
  • the well is not functional.
  • there is a swing on the "linden" tree
  • there is a "Big House" nearby, the first one you see when you drive in. it belongs to my cousins and my parents. for emergencies, you can (try to) get shelter there, os some supplies, like chopped wood. there is NO ONE LIVING THERE during the year, only sometimes the family visits, from Zagreb or Belgrade.
  • the other neighbour is Mara - she lives in Gracac, so she visits her own house more often, possibly every week.

About Lika Lodge

Basic Description

  • Lika Lodge a small house, with two rooms:
    • kitchen / living room
      • + bathroom & toilet
    • sleeping room with 3 beds
  • Available
    • Drinkable Running-Water from the municipal aqua-system (voDoVoD) - coming from the spring in Glogovo
    • hot water "boiler" both for the kitchen & for the bathroom
    • Electricity from the grid
      • for the lights
      • for the kitchen equipment
      • for heating
      • for water-boiling (kettle)
      • WASHING MACHINE
    • fully-equipped kitchen (fridge, sink, plates & cups, cooking pans, cutlery...)
      • electrical cooker for cooking food
      • with the gas-stove
      • and the gas bottle
    • wood-stove, more for the atmosphere then for the heating (or cooking)
      • there are some dried branches, outside, to burn
      • fire-starters are in the drawer
      • matches are in the old-fridge-used-as-cupboard
    • bathroom (shower & toilet)
      • with cosmetics: soap, sun-cream, insect-repellent, sanitary pads...
    • electrical heater (fan / builders dryer)
    • 4 electrical blankets!
    • bed-linnen , cushion-covers, duvets, sleeping-bags - enough for 4 people
    • extra tents for extra people
    • one twin mattress
    • two inflatable mattresses, single size
    • hammocks
    • storage-fridges, full of food & kitchen-equipment & spices & coffee & tea
    • plastic Ikea storage boxes, full of equipment for painting, camping, household items...
    • Vesna's spare clothes & shoes
    • BOOKS (mostly in English and Dutch)
    • Solar lamps from Ikea
    • TOOLS
      • screwdriver
      • small hand-shears for branches
      • 2 AXES (since June 2017; if not stolen in the meantime...)


  • What is NOT there:
    • There is NO Internet!
    • There is no GARBAGE disposal -- take everything back with you!!!
    • There is not SHOP for buying food nearby
    • There is NO food garden or market or shop or a restaurant at the walking distance
    • Local / public transportation is MINIMAL
    • there is NO hair drier ;-)
    • There are NO neighbours!
    • There are NOT MANY TOOLS available
    • THERE IS NO AX for cutting wood for the wood-fire!
    • not many umbrellas...

Emergencies

Expenses

Running expenses

  • Electricity: 1 Euro per person per day
  • Other expendables: 1 Euro per person per day

Expendables

What needs to be restocked periodically, because it gets used up over time
  • Gas: the propane bottle can be refilled in "Tommy" supermarket ; COST? HOW OFTEN?
  • Firewood : either cut & collect yourself, or had to be bough somehow (still not sure where & how much it costs)
  • Toilet paper
  • Kitchen paper
  • Cleaning supplies: dishwasher liquid, washing powder , all-purpose cleaning spray, SOAP, shampoo...
  • Light bulbs
  • Batteries
  • Fire-straters & matches & lighters
  • Candles
  • Sun-cream
  • Insect repellent
  • Sanitary pads & tampons
  • Coffee
  • Tea
  • Long-stay milk
  • Some staple food (tins, oil, salt, spices, pasta, rice...)

Optional expenses

  • If using the food that is there: pay what you think it's fair, or restock
  • If using communally bought & prepared food: make agreements with the group (estimate, for large groups: 10 Euro per person per day)
  • If using the car that is NOT yours: agree wit the car owner (for gas (to drive you to the shop or attractions), tolls, wear & tear, damages...)
  • If someone provides the Internet over 3G / 4G: share the costs of setup, equipment, subscription, SIM, and running costs


History

https://wiki.techinc.nl/index.php/User:Becha/Lika2017

https://wiki.techinc.nl/index.php/LikaCamp2016

https://wiki.techinc.nl/index.php/User:Becha/Lika#2014

Start of the project: 2013; Main Page: https://wiki.techinc.nl/index.php/User:Becha/Lika

Plans for the Future

We might organise another LikaCamp in 2018: let me know if you are interested!

Even longer term, I would like to attract many people to come and live In Lika, in that area, with us – in a commune, or in a village, or in the little town; in the rural area, in the mountains, on the farms... It will take another 5-10 years to achieve this dream, do join if you like it too!

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