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[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...

 

[Wishfulthinker580]

I just looked and it’s been a little over a year since that chemical spill happened. Just wondering how that situation ended up and you can see any impacts from it @spike.t

 

[spike.t]

I just looked and it’s been a little over a year since that chemical spill happened. Just wondering how that situation ended up and you can see any impacts from it @spike.t

Been told that there were 127 different fish species in the river before...now only 54 found in the spill zone...and as they never cleaned up the spill site more will be washed out....the heavy metals etc presume will be washed further now....but I don't know how it works, apart from an independent expert saying could be a decades long issue.....some big lawsuits been started against the mine by local people...but as it's a Chinese government company doubt much will happen.....should have put this on the thread about it as don't want this one to be derailed..and to keep it just about photos etc on takeri