“Nature creates in circles and moves in circles. Atoms and galaxies are circular, and most organic things in between. The Earth is round. The wind whirls. The womb is no shoebox. Where are the corners of the egg and the sky?” Tom Robbins, Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
Our yurt roof under construction
A traditional yurt
The choice of yurt for Mayab Center was a perfect one. It fit so well with our intention to build with nature in mind, to build WITH nature, not against it. The yurt is light, portable, leaves no permanent footprint on the earth. We can take it down and pack it up in under an hour if a hurricane threatens (let’s hope that won’t be necessary). It offers the benefits of a tent – the feeling of very little separating you from the chirping birds and soft sunlight through the canvas walls. . .
From The Hoopoe Yurt Hotel, Spain
Yet, it feels really strong and sturdy:
Very strong roof
(Not even the mean old grizzly bear lurking in the forest outside our Alaskan yurt broke in that night! I felt really safe.)
More on the process of building our first yurt to come. . .
