Creating a Lake

[EddieWalker]

Got ten pipes in the yesterday and the other ten in today. I filled them up with mud out of the pond and let it overflow to help build up the base of the pipes. I don't know if it will matter or not. My thinking is that the dirt inside the pipe will bond with the ground below it and create suction to lock it into place. We are going to wait a few weeks and then Karen is going to start planting flowers.



Eddie

 

[Depmandog]

Interesting idea. I wonder if your native wildlife will commandeer the planters as nests? Ducks, geese...Snakes - eek!

Hopefully nothing will want to nibble on your flowers and it will be as beautiful as you hoped! I think it will be a perfect spot for a wedding. Congregations on the upcoming nuptials!

Oh, and tell your girl to look closely before tending to the flowers...don't want her getting nipped by a sunning snake!

 

[bindian]

It's begun. First thing we did was have a friend come over and take a few pics of us where the wedding is going to be. When I built the pond, I created a peninsula for a gazebo. I've been wanting to build this from the very beginning, but kept putting it off for other projects. Now that we have decided to get married there, it's become a big priority to get it done. The before pics.

Eddie

Eddie,
Some things we think about building in our minds wait until the situation is right in God's eye. It is part of his plan for you and Karen. God was waiting for Karen before you could build the gazebo. Congratulations again!
hugs, Brandi

 

[J F]

Ya got Oscar fitted for a tux yet?

 

[Tororider]

Ya got Oscar fitted for a tux yet?

I had asked on Facebook if he had trained Oscar to bring in the rings.

 

[gsganzer]

Congrats Eddie! She's definitely a keeper and you two make a great couple. Shellie and I will have to get together with you sometime, when we're out that way.

I'm looking forward to the report on your RSA trip.
BTW, best of luck on getting the bushbuck and nyala. They're two of my favorite animals.

 

[EddieWalker]

We'd love to figure out a way to get Oscar into the ceremony, but he is so flighty and unpredictable. If he panics, which happens all the time, he runs straight ahead and through anything or anybody in his way. The only time he has cut me is when this happened and I was in front of him. His tusk caught the side of my calf as he ran away. It just takes a second and he's not even aware of it.

Gordon, you and Shelly are on the invitation list. The wedding is set for Saturday, August the 9th at 10am. Then those who don't like the heat can take off and those who want to hang out can join us for a BBQ and floating on rafts party.

We bought our tickets over the weekend to SA and will be leaving a couple days after the wedding. That's how we decided on the wedding date. I've been watching a few videos and now I'm thinking I want to ad a lechwe to my list. How much longer until you leave for NZ?

Eddie

 

[gsganzer]

We bought our tickets over the weekend to SA and will be leaving a couple days after the wedding. That's how we decided on the wedding date. I've been watching a few videos and now I'm thinking I want to ad a lechwe to my list. How much longer until you leave for NZ?
Eddie

Eddie,
If you're bringing a rifle for your safari, you might want to contact riflepermits.com, especially if you have connecting flights. I used them on the last trip and it was the best $100 I spent. They met me as I exited the secure area in Jo-berg and got us immediately checked through to the connecting flight. After flying for 16 hours, it was nice to leave the thinking to someone else.

I just checked and our NZ trip is May 14- 30. I just bought some new Zamberlan 1009 Vioz boots today, my old Danners are wore out and wouldn't survive this trip. I'm planning to go hunt those water buffalo in a few weeks and I can work on the physical conditioning and breaking in the boots.

Count us in for attending the wedding. We have a pop-up camper, so maybe we'll reserve a spot at Tyler State Park for the weekend. We stayed there last summer and really enjoyed it.

I think lechwe is a great idea. That's a game animal you don't hear much about, but they're really nice.

 

[EddieWalker]

When I hunted in New Zealand, I borrowed a rifle from the outfitter. He had a Sako with a Zeiss scope that was deadly accurate. It was great not having to carry the rifle around while site seeing all over the country before and after the hunt. One of the things that I really liked about this outfitter in SA is that he has several rifles for us to borrow from small caliber on up, so we're going to travel light and not worry about getting rifles through customs.

I know several guys who had their rifles show up a week late, which not only left them without a rifle to hunt, but also took a day out of their hunt to go get them from the airport and go through customs all over again.

We are spending a day in London on the way there. All our luggage will be checked through to Johannesburg, but then we have to get our stuff and catch another flight to Bloemfontein. Then after hunting there, we are driving to the Port Elizabeth area to hunt and also go on a photo safari for a couple of days, then flying back to Johannesburg from there. One less thing to carry will just make life a lot easier.

The Tyler State Park front gate is about ten minutes away from us, so it's quick and easy to get here from there. Or you can park here and dry camp on the land.

Eddie

 

[EddieWalker]

Saturday was beautiful here. Temps hit 80 and we where very productive. One of the consequences to raising the water level 2ft with the concrete dam is that the peninsula will lose a lot of land when full. To make up for this, I got out the laser level and figured where the water line is going to be, and where I wanted the pad to be above the water line for the gazebo. Then I set my dad to work bringing dirt from the ditches I've dug to get more water into the lake when it rains. He figures he has hauled over a hundred yards of dirt so far.



Eddie