the trench

Last post I mentioned that we needed to be away from home for a few days so that work could be done to prepare for our power upgrade.

We stayed with Steph and Shane as our shack was without water. If you own a place that requires a pump and a foot valve you will understand that these things can go wrong at any time, and ours did. We are very grateful that Shane and his friend Matt have spent a day in the Murray river working against the current to put a new foot valve on the inlet pipe. I am glad they are both strong swimmers.

But here is what was happening at our place that required us to be away from home.

We were having a trench dug to take the new power cables.

This is the last section that still has to be back filled tomorrow.

This trench had to go all the way past the dam.....

to the road.

You can just see the road at the end of the driveway. The electrician estimated that they walked 15 kms back and forth, bent over to feed the conduit over the cabling. I think his apprentice loathes our place!!! He is lovely young man and I have made a mental note to feed him scones and jam and cream next time he has to work here!

While there are other things to be done [the green box on the driveway will be shifted] we are getting our issue sorted. The neighbour is also having their power changed.

The weather has stayed mild, and we are able to keep the house warm without the new power supply, but it will become more difficult as it closes in. We are grateful to Shane and his wonderful sub-contractors who have worked hard to get us to this point so quickly.

Meanwhile a comforting fire in the lounge is doing a great job.

Wayman is spending a lot of time in the lounge, and is enjoying the fire. I am managing to keep the wood supply up, as we had several trees cut down last year and have it stock piled around the property. I don't need to go to the gym for my exercise, a wheel barrow full of timber makes for good weight training!