The next day was really nice, which meant it was going to be hot out in the open. We loaded our equipment and the top for the site onto the trucks and headed back up the hill. The top ended up weighing about 80 pounds. The lumber there was not made out of cheap pine wood. It was all some form or another of hardwood.
Another one of those artistic shots this one of Veli trying to hang on to the lid and keep himself from being thrown out of the back of the pickup as we bounced up the road.
A frame was fashioned around the top of the wall while the bricks were painted and the landscaping was finished. This was just like an episode of This Old House.
Hinges. Pretty fancy for the jungle. The two wires coming out of the plywood were from the solar panels. There was also a small third one from the GPS antenna that was mounted between the panels on top of the lid.
Finished?
We took down our home away from home a little too early. Count Veli provided some shade while we finished putting on the lock hardware.
Snug as a bug in a rug as they say. There was plenty of room for the digitizer, battery and recorder. All of the equipment was up off of the ground and sitting on top of a layer of leftover bricks so even if there was a small flood the water probably wouldn't get to the electronics.
Our burial site was done. We figured just the appearance of the place would help keep people away.
2014-07-24