Flying visit

Easter Saturday. Road traffic should be about as light as it can get, Stuff needs to be moved to the swamp so today's as good a time as any, and better than some.

A flying visit was in order, to finish up a few preps. At the back of my mind that wasp nest was bugging me, I knew that taking it out would get me stung a few times. At least.

I met dad at the landing at 9 and we trundled downriver in The Booger, heavily laden with all sorts of crap that we cart in to the ponds. Arriving at the hut we inspected the traps; good results with a ferret and a rat killed. Vermin is ever present and while we'll never really stay on top of it at least we can put a dent in the local pestilence population.

We got out to the ponds and put off a range of ducks, mallards, greys and grey teal. A few swan were in residence as well. The ponds looked great, spray work having taken care of the majority of weeds.

We got to the site of the wasp nest, and dad put me ashore with a container of petrol/diesel mix. I snuck in close to the nest without being stung! and poured a few litres into the nest. Then a quick retreat to the boat and back to light a wick - BOOOOOOMFAHHH! (This part is not necessary, the fuel mix on its own kills the vermin. I just like a good inferno).

Where there's smoke...



.. there's fire



Bye bye wasps



Quite satisfying to wipe out the black and yellow menace. And without copping a sting!

So with the duck season only 2 weeks away, we enter the sleepless zone. Anticipation overwhelms the need for sleep. Its going to be a long slow drag ....