Cabinet maker, archaeologist and structural engineer Dave Watt, has been working hard over the last few weeks on the consrtuction of a new boardwalk that will connect the east and west shores of the northern part of the site. This is part of the infrastructure that is being installed, prior to this part of the reserve opening to the public later this year.
The boardwalk will connect up to the pontoon bridge that was installed during September of 2012, but Dave needed a hand to bridge the gap last week. Cue our Thursday work party volunteers who provided the extra muscle needed to get the job done!
It really was a pleasure working with the team, overcoming the problem of how to detach and spin round a rather heavy section of bridge in rather challenging conditions (deep water and mud!), not to mention digging deep holes and concreting in large timber sleepers. Thank you to everyone involved and well done!