Building a real log cabin – part 1a

August 4, 2016 by easternhighlander

There is always something new to build…and we have lots of pine poles to use up. The school children counted 470 of them.

De-barking pine poles

Cutting off the branches

Resting the initial logs on our new stone pillars

Dr Udhogo treating poles

Eddie

Didi

Thinking time

Hmmm – we have to get this right from the start!

Practicing with 114mm hardwood – Covered porch part 1

July 31, 2016 by easternhighlander

After building the tree house in pine it was time to try our hand at hardwood. Here are the results so far – creating an enclosed porch and tack room for the school house:

Building in wood: 114mm saligna

Didymus as an Austrian

Building in wood: 114mm saligna

The Tree House

June 10, 2016 by easternhighlander

Wait till you see this…. a 6 berth tree house with bathroom and view!

Our new 6 berth tree house

Inside the tree house showing our sweeping staircase up to the bunks

It’s been tastefully done!

The triple decker

Have a good night!

The Flying Fuel Tank // Der fliegende Fuel Tank

May 19, 2016 by easternhighlander

Stockalperweg day 1, from Brig to Simplonpass, is so good I am sure you will do it again – just on another level – like this….

Stockalperweg flora et fauna

Stockalperweg flora

Air-Glaciers taking loads way up the mountain from the shooting range area

Aletschgletscher tour

May 12, 2016 by easternhighlander

It’s a round loop from Fieschertal (take the lift up from Fiesch) to Marjelensee then alongside the glacier at some height until ascending to Bettmeralp and the lifts back down to Betten Talstation.