🪨 Can Piling Rocks Save The Hammock Hut? 🛖 Erosion Is The Enemy 🏞️
The dry season is here and now is the chance to harvest rocks from the river and relocate them to the upstream edge of the hammock hut to prevent erosion.
Where'd The Water Go? 🕵️
We've lived here in Steung Kach nearly a year, and when we first arrived, this is what the river looked like, barely more than a creek. Well, I've seen the violent flow this river is capable of in the rainy season, so I know with the water so low right now, this is the time to relocate rocks to the upstream edge of the hammock hut.
It's not rocket science, take rocks from the river and toss or carry them to the eroded bank at the edge of our property. I have no pictures of me doing this, but rest assured that's what I was doing on this day. No matter how many hours I spend down here hucking rocks, the pile never seems to grow much, but I can remember when the downclimb required required a jump, so I guess it's a little better considering Monkey-B and Ah Boom can now go up and down easily, albeit with the use of hands.
Progress Is Slow 🐌
The mission is the same every time, add more rocks to rock pile until my back hurts too much or I can't stand the smell of myself anymore. At this point it's time to take a river bath, and you can see my towel and dipper in the bottom edge of the above photo, ready for the moment whenever it's bath time.
The idea is to eventually have a sizeable mound of rocks to not only prevent future landslides, but also provide a gentle slope from the hut down to the river. At the moment only physically fit individuals can access the river from our land, and this is our only hut because the flooding last season destroyed the other hut, one I never had the time to do any erosion control with.
A Staged Re-Enactment 📽️
The last image I leave you with today is a totally staged operation. It was the first day of school, but there was no time for photos in the morning, so my wife asked Srey-Yuu to put back on her school clothes later in the day and pretend she was going to school. Monkey-B is amused by the whole thing, especially that I took a picture of this fraud 🤣.
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Yeah even when water is coming with low force, it can cause damage. Little by little it'll "eat away" on stone, rocks, ground, etc. Let alone when it's with a powerful force.
Last season's flood was so terrifying that I want to put as much rocks as possible on our side of the river's edge. I really need to unlock HULK mode to move some of the rocks, but I just grab what I can move or carry.
Everyday a few rocks, you'll get there eventually. But I guess you want a strong enough force before rainy season 🙈.
Yay! 🤗
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haha..@justineparke be careful working on moving large stones at the bottom of the river is not an easy job and takes a long time and it's better to be done by someone else and we give them their salary.
I realize I am probably getting a bit too old to lift some of these rocks, but the work is necessary and we can't afford to hire anyone, so I guess my back must pay the price 😅.
Even slow progress is forward progress, which is good progress! That's gotta be a back breaking chore, though.
It's a shame because considering the flow of the river at peak flooding, it can easily dislodge even the biggest rock that I am able to lift. The ones that I can't move are the rocks that really should lining the river's edge. I wish I had a winch or come-along and anchor point at the top of the hill, it would make it possible to pull some rocks closer to our property.
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Nice post daddy and your photos look great too.
Thanks Monkey-B, you make a great photography subject.
Good luck in fixing the river bank. If you have another guy friend helping up, probably will make it 3 x faster with beer as morale support.
I think you are right, speaking of which, what are you doing next weekend? 😄😉🤔