Deadmen Done and Endless Masonry

Way to go, Bethany, for posting! This is Phil now, adding to what Bethany has already said.

Last week we cast the second of the two soil anchors (deadmen)! While we wait for the concrete to cure (1 week) before stringing up the cables, we are focusing on the masonry approaches (ramps) on each side of the river and have a small crew working on fabricating the wood and steel deck pieces. It is getting very exciting here. Hopefully within a week we'll have some cables hanging across the river! We'll be sure to post a lot of pictures then.

For now, here are two pictures, before and during the casting the second soil anchor. What an exhausting day! Our crew worked without stopping from 8 am until 5 pm to get it done, and then God blessed us that night with a nice rain to help the concrete cure. It is painful to water this amount of curing concrete by hauling one 20 Liter jerry can at a time from the river. Whew!