After finishing our riverside deck project, I wanted to pair it with a river rock staircase from the top of the cliff to the deck and down to the river's edge.

Heave-Ho! 🪨 Heave-Ho!

     It's the rainy season now and not so easy to gather stones from the river, but that is exactly what we have been doing. In the past I spent several months alone building up a rockpile on the most upstream edge of our property in order to help prevent erosion and the loss of our two hammock huts.

     Unfortunately we lost one hut in a flash flood and decided to disassemble the other after it was damaged in the same flood. The huts were built by the previous owner, and after seeing what locals said was the worst flood in living memory, I kept a mental note of the highwater mark and will never build anything that restricts water flow below that line.

A Long Time Coming 💭

     Perhaps some romance is lost not being so close to the river, but even though I was willing to put myself in danger chilling in the old huts, they were never safe enough for a proper business venture. The deck that now rests above the site of the former hammock hut is without a roof and I decided to use rope instead of walls or pickets, so hopefully water would flow through and around it in the case of another epic flood.

     In the future I will purchase some UV sunshade triangle fabrics in various colors and stretch them between the trees and fence posts, and this keep the vista while providing some protection from the weather. Previously there was shade provided by the trees, but they were all widow-maker branches that would've likely injured or killed any future tent campers.

Nearing Completion 👷

     We hired someone in the village to trim the branches above the deck, and although it was sad to lose the natural shade, we have to put safety first. I would like to be able to be down there in a storm while eating a bowl of curry and still feel safe from the elements.

     There was a massive gap in between the two trees that had eroded with the seasonal floods, a perfect site for a recessed staircase due to natural protection of the tree roots. This idea had come to me long ago when we first bought the property, and now it's very satisfying to see it coming together.

     All this work has been almost solely paid for by our efforts on Hive mixed with a wee bit of savings. I am thankful that our stretch of river is very shallow and full of rocks because we want a swimming area down there and we need rocks.

     With our combined efforts, we've now taken so many of the rocks out of this part of the river that there are now some areas I would dare call kiddy pools with a bit of rain. Last year this part of the river was ankle to knee deep in clear water, but I sank up to my chest while trying to help roll rocks across the river. With some night lighting it will be real easy for a night shower or swim here, and we're all already enjoying sitting on the steps and watching the river while they're being made.

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