On Vacation - can you vacation?

in The Man Cave3 years ago

A hearty hello to anyone who might find themselves reading this blog. I am currently on vacation with my wife in what is fast becoming one of our favorite vacation spots in central Colombia.

We gave our Nissan a new test, travelling south along the Magdalena and the well maintained Cundinamarca 45. Our max speed was a few north of 75 kilometers per hour, and it took just over 5 hours on a trip that was only 3 hours in a more modern car capable of sustaining 120 kilometers or more. But it was a nice trip, mostly within the Magdalena Valley between Cundinamarca and Tolima.


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Down at this elevation, things are hot, and all the most tropical fruits grow, like mangoes, kumquats and starfruit. One of the last times we were here, we harvested star fruits, and we also helped chop down a starfruit tree that was too close to the house.

Right now, I am taking some of the precious morning hours to cut the tall grass that has gone to seed. Now that it is seeded, it will be able to spread and will respond very well to a cutting.


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There is a pool here too. Yesterday, after driving 5 hours in the morning, being able to splash around in the pool with my neice for a few hours in the afternoon was a real joy.

I think we need to put some sand underneath some of the sides of the pool deck, so I snapped a picture to ask some advice about it: how do I get material back up under the deck? What material should I use? 20 lifetime HSBI subscription units for anyone able to help me understand this question.


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It happens to be a great spot for birding, and my wife really enjoys coming here and having an opportunity to identify birds in a different ecosystem. In fact, according to the locals, that is the great joy of beng Colombian, the ability to transition quickly between different climate and ecosystemic regions. In Libano people proudly say, in one hour you can be in either the cold or the hot; this statement is a pride for them.

There are a lot of different trees, and in order to think about 'reforestation' as a part of 'ecological restauration', an understanding of the altitudinal ranges of these native species of trees is very important. Altitude, in meters above sea level is the first thing asked about a particular property in the mountains. In the lowlands, the first question is: does it have access to water? Which to be fair is an important question at elevation as well.


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On vacation I think about many things. About development, about cryptographic technologies, about the right way to reinvest gains in Q2, Q3, Q4 and beyond.

If its possible to implement sustainable development, I want to try. To make a new model, I think I have it identified. To add value, we can do it and are doing it in multiple ways.

Strengthening social networks is so important. Working with a network of trustworthy people is so important to build a system that benefits all, an abundant system would have more things to do, more ways to generate income. Recognizing that natural cycles have infinite new ways to extract value sustainably....

One thing that I have been working on with @bala41288 is an application that will allow me to open up the @quintaesencia project once again, this time on hive and better than ever. For those of you that don't know, @quintaesencia is set up to allow community participants to report their sustainable development goals to HIVE, without a HIVE account.

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We had a project like this once or twice when I was landscaping so I asked my uncle for his opinion.

If the source of the problem is erosion/lack of foundation, you can go in from the sides/edges and push more materials underneath with something like a packing bar or a temper/tamper. Just keep pushing more in until you can't. Sand is an option but if you can get ahold of some road base or decomposed granite (something pulverized like that) it will hold better. Sand is more likely to wash out again. It may take a few sessions, letting it settle/open up between to add more, but eventually you will get it reinforced with this method without having to pull the cement up. Just don't get carried away and smash/crack the edge of the deck yourself in the process! 😄

He also suggested checking if there is a broken pipe underneath somewhere too, because that could also be a possible cause. Just-in-case.

I don't know much about what you need with the pool.

but is it one side ? is it just a bit low on the deck?

I have done retaining walls and you would need to lift the edge and add your base material. Lower the edge back down and check for slope.

That would be only if it is the deck. Not sure what to do with the pool.

anyways enjoy your vacation.

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Visité hace algunos años la zona cafetelera de Colombia. Quedé enamorada de su naturaleza. Y también fue increible para mi, que en media hora, entre una población a otra el clima cambiaba del frío al calor.

Lol, the pictures and your explanation looking very nice. I always wanted to live in a peaceful place like this with lots of trees around me. I wish my workplace is always a garden like this with lots of fresh air around me instead of sitting inside the same room and breathing the same air again and again. I hope one day this dream will come true.

Enjoy your vacation and stop thinking about work! Speak to those beautiful trees around you. 🙂

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