Takeri Pics

[BeeMaa]

Yup when you coming?.....

We just got back from a trip LOL. Thinking about SCI '26 and looking at a few things. You gonna be there?

 

[spike.t]

We just got back from a trip LOL. Thinking about SCI '26 and looking at a few things. You gonna be there?

Unfortunately not.....lovely lawyers fees getting in the way.....

 

[PARA45]

I’ll visit you one of these years and I’m bringing a Blaser.

 

[spike.t]

I’ll visit you one of these years and I’m bringing a Blaser.

We have had 2 visits by r8s...so we managed to overcome the trauma....

 

[spike.t]

Some fishing today...

 

[spike.t]

Got back last week after Christmas and new year....had been told dam was pretty full....so drove to the dam...but road was too wet so parked and walked the rest..quite a short distance...and was very surprised....the dam was full rom just rainfall and was flowing out of the spillway...never seen that before. Normally only fills full if river gets high enough to flow in through spillway and fill it....on river side of dam still needs to come up 6 or so feet to get to spillway... where stopped the cruiser..

From dam wall looking up dam...can't see full extent of the dam as it goes quite a bit further up slightly in a curve

Water level on dam side is only around 3ft or so below top of wall....

River side...trees in mid distance are river Bank

Last time dam was full was full and overflowing was March 2022...year before last dried up for first time ..rains filled it a bit...but nearly dried by late last year..only small amount of water....but so with not great rains takes around 3 years to go dry if have low rainfall...

Two photos taken from roughly same place on dam wall...this one around Dec or jan last year

This one around oct or early Nov 2024...

 

[PARA45]

I hope this is a good sign and good for the habitat.

 

[spike.t]

I hope this is a good sign and good for the habitat.

Fed up with rain.....can't really drive anywhere as bugger up the roads, and walking in mud and flooded ruts on roads isn't my idea of fun either.... even if we get below average rains here it's still around 800 to 900ml....so still get plenty of grass ..Bush growth etc...16km of river means nothing is going to go thirsty.....other day photo of manager when we walked to dam....couple more months and be head height.....or more....

 

[wesheltonj]

That's a lot of water and green. The road in must be horrible. You're going to have your work cut out for you burning later in the year.

 

[spike.t]

That's a lot of water and green. The road in must be horrible. You're going to have your work cut out for you burning later in the year.

Yeah road in is totally shit....and yup burning will be pretty late starting this year....and be difficult

 

[roverandbrew]

Yeah road in is totally shit....and yup burning will be pretty late starting this year....and be difficult

I offer up my daughter again for the task..

 

[spike.t]

I offer up my daughter again for the task..

Mmm....don't think she would be too keen on your offer....

 

[roverandbrew]

Mmm....don't think she would be too keen on your offer....

"Dad....So Mike and I had to drive through fire to escape"......She loved it

 

[spike.t]

"Dad....So Mike and I had to drive through fire to escape"......She loved it

Shit forgot about that bit

 

[roverandbrew]

Driving through fire, tracking that fast Eland bull, Ronald's cooking, and grabbing the python are her fond memories.

 

[roverandbrew]

 

[spike.t]

Kafue is min twice its normal width now in front of house.....trees and bushes are normal far bank...both sides flowing at same rate...

 

[spike.t]

And @towserthemouser bit wet where your puku was

And your sable was shot about third of way from left of below photo....pretty wet also...am standing in water when took this photo on the road...whole road from where we come out of trees and you shot your puku along river road will be under water...

 

[towserthemouser]

And @towserthemouser bit wet where your puku was

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And your sable was shot about third of way from left of below photo....pretty wet also...am standing in water when took this photo on the road...whole road from where we come out of trees and you shot your puku along river road will be under water...

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The view looks a little less dusty......

 

[spike.t]

The view looks a little less dusty......

I would love to see dust again...this was driving back to takeri last Sunday....the last 14kms on the rough dirt road is a nightmare now...3 locals have now got medium size 4x4 tractors, and drive up and down each day..really buggered up the road in a few places..I was on limit of cell coverage and stood on top of cruiser and managed to get hold of one of the big commercial farmers whose pivots we drive past...he managed to find one of his tractor drivers and sent one of his big 4x4 tractors to get me out..otherwise would have been stuck there most likely till next day or so....in all the years driving in and out it's only in last 3 years started to have problems...yes it was bad and serious 4x4 needed but rarely got stuck...last 2 years only one 4x4 tractor and was messing road some..but these rains with 3 of these tractors have caused big problems....2nd time totally stuck in 5 trips...First one got pulled out by one of the mentioned tractors...when I said to him you lot are buggering the road up..he said no it's the earth...I said no you lot are driving up and down every day turning it into porridge....he said no it's not us its the earth...I just gave up...