The first thing to be done was to cut a pathway up the hill from the one side of Lupita where the boat was moored, to the other side, where the staff buildings were to be built. Every spade, hoe, bag of cement, eucalyptus pole etc. has to be first loaded onto the boat in Kipili, then transported to Lupita and then carried up the hill to the building site. This in itself is an enormous task.