Skull rock!

The centrepiece of Skallywag Bay Adventure Park is Skull Rock. The top platform towers fifty-two feet above the deck of the courtyard. Guests will be able to climb up the sides of the rock. Brave souls will also be able to zip line out of the mouth across the courtyard as well. I've been climbing to the top of the tower to get the panorama shots of the park. It is high! To get an idea of scale I post the picture of me sitting on the platform. 

Today the skull rock work was lifted into place. It changes the look of the entire park!

View from above.

Skallywag Bay Adventure Park is coming together at a faster pace now. While there is still much to do, the story telling elements are now becoming evident. With the installation of the rides now largely complete, the final section of the bridge and the ramp up to the top level of the park can be worked on. The rock work is progressing rapidly, transforming the bare concrete walls into rock work faces. The final large lift of the Skull Rock head happens tomorrow. Over the next weeks the landscape will rapidly change as hundreds of loads of fill are trucked and tamped into place. The previously flat site will have hills, valleys and a mountain. Key large elements will also be lifted to their permanent homes and work will begin on installing the light fixtures and other visible infrastructure. I'll be watching closely from home over the next few weeks and then return to check progress and lay out the next critical steps.

When it rains it pours!

Todays forecast called for a little rain but it seems the weatherman here sometimes miscalculates a little (like at home). The skies opened and it POURED for a couple of hours. The good news is the rain is nice and warm but as wet as anywhere it rains. All of my painted layout marks on the ground disappeared in the gigantic puddles. By noon work on the site was cancelled for the day. We'll try again tomorrow.