Dave got back yesterday, at last. Here's his short summary of what they did each day along with a few photos:
Monday 4th August
rained all way up, got there 2pm, built shelter
(this photo was taken a few days later obviously, given the blue skies!)
Tuesday 5th August
cold morning, started to strip back panels on side wall, forest side
Wednesday 6th August
primer coat on stripped wall, continued stripping. Planted lemon tree, blood orange, almond, pecan.
Thursday 7th August
painted first coat on side wall, built scaffold for work on dam side wall.
Friday 8th August
more painting and stripping, 5,000 gal tank arrived and installed. drove back to Melbourne in the late afternoon.
Saturday 9th August
rest day in Melbourne
Sunday 10th August
drove back to Amherst in the morning, arrived early afternoon. started initial work on olive fence, put 5 posts in
Monday 11th August
more painting and stripping. forest side finished, dam side half stripped. another 10 posts in
Tuesday 12th August
30 posts put in am, primer coat done dam side all other posts in.
Wednesday 13th August
first blue coat on dam side, holes dug for fences round almond and chestnut trees.
Thursday 14th August
second blue coat, started completing fence with first run of wire
Friday 15th August
wiring up fence. finished first run, started top layer.
Saturday 16th August
finished second run of wire (upper) started fences for trees
Sunday 17th August
ran hare fence around olive trees
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