More on the driveway

I left you last time with the ditch in the drive not quite finished, in the morning we went and finished filling it in around the gutter and we put the remaining gravel/earth on to the bit with a dip.

Watering it in

Close up

We are a bit concerned that the end where it goes in to the ditch may move around a bit as it is not very well supported, but we will see.
There is still some more work to do stabilising the bank, but we really need to get a trailer for that so we can get lots and lots of small rocks and gravel and tip that over.

We have also removed another four wheelbarrows of earth from the top of the drive where we park the car and put it on the flower bed where the hedge used to be. There is a lot more still to go but hopefully it will be a bit improved next time it rains.

We went for lunch with some English people who live 'off grid' - or not quite off grid as they have phone and internet but not electricity and like us they get their water from a spring and 'waste' goes in to a septic tank.
I mention it here because their drive makes ours look in perfect condition, mud free, short and nearly flat. The house when you get down the several km of drive is a pretty converted barn and comfortable despite them still having work planned. We had an interesting conversation about treating wood for woodworm/capricorn beetle as they had injected their beams. Something to think about.