Ianna to Port Kaituma Road Inspection Prior to Mobilization of Orbit Core Drilling Equipment’s
03/16/12 Trip to P. Kaituma 06:00 Leaving Mafia Landing.
Bridge Number 1; Piapiani Hill Road, Minor Repair with couple of small logs and cover with dirt
Bridge Number 2 ; Piapiani Hill Road, Minor Repair with couple of small logs and cover with dirt
Bridge Number 3; Piapiani Hill Road, Minor Repair with couple of small logs and cover with dirt
Bridge Number 4; Piapiani Hill Road, Need to replace three logs and cover with dirt
Bridge Number 5; Piapiani Hill Road, replace existing bridge with two knocker trees (if can be found close by) or build a new one
Bridge Number 6; Piapiani Hill road, repair with couple of small logs and cover with dirt
06:55 Piapiani Hill Road, the only serious bad spot (the cruiser need winching) on Piapiani Hill Road
07:22 Piapiani Hill Road, Hopefully if weather hold up the same until mobilization we will not have those type of disruptions
07:35 Piapiani Hill Road End, Entering the Barama Road junction
07:51 Barama Road typical bad spot (cruiser don’t need winching to cross)
07:55 Barama Road typical good part of the road
08:04 Barama Road typical bad spot (cruiser don’t need winching to cross)
08:06 Barama Road Bridge Number 1 need repair with two large logs and cover
08:17 Barama Road typical bad spot (cruiser don’t need winching to cross)
08:20 Barama Road typical bad spot (cruiser don’t need winching to cross)
08:29 Barama Road, approaching Manarri Creek
Manarri Creek bike and pickup crossing path
Manarri Creek on the left crossing path for trucks and heavy duty equipment (when we cross with the equipment the bulldozer will do some work)
08:49 Barama Road, 76K Milestone, "clear mobile reception"
08:49
09:11 Barama Road, Arriving at Monasi Creek "clear mobile reception"
09:30 Barama Road, Leaving Monasi Creek after a short break "clear mobile reception"
09:47 Barama Road, real bad spots (cruiser need winching)
09:49 Barama Road, real bad spots (cruiser need winching)
10:12 Barama Road, Tinnapoo junction (Little Monasi)
10:21 Barama Road typical bad spot (cruiser don’t need winching to cross)
10:28 Barama Road typical bad spot (cruiser don’t need winching to cross)
10:37 Barama Road entering Eyelash junction
10:39 Barama Road approaching bad bridge
10:39 Barama Road, pay attention to the left side of the bridge
10:39 Barama Road, Left side of the bridge, truck and heavy duty equipment still passing by
10:49 Matthews Ridge junction
11:10 Down town Matthews Ridge
11:40 TM Truck that suppose to carry the sloop
20ft Lowbed trailer that supposed to carry the drill (trailer has brakes connected to the truck brakes system)
12:31 Back to Matthews Ridge junction continuing the trip to Kaituma
13:13 Approaching Baraima Bridge (Falls Top)
14:14 Arriving at Ricky house in Kaituma
Total trip time, from Ianna to Matthews Ridge to Kaituma…. 8hr 14m
03/17/12 - Return Trip Port Kaituma to Ianna Road Inspection
04:45 Leaving Riki home in Port Kaituma.
05:01Crossing Kaituma Toll
05:52 Crossing the Baraima bridge (Falls Top)
06:35 Approaching Matthews Ridge junction
07:58 Barama Road Monasi creek
08:21 Barama Road, Leaving Monasi after a short break
09:30 Barama Road/Piapiani Hill junction, starting to climb on Piapiani Hill
10:33 Typical Piapiani Road
10:53 Arriving at Mafia landing, end of trip
Piapiani Hill side landing view
Mafia / Ianna Landing view
Total trip time, Port Kaituma to Ianna at perfect weather with fair road conditions using a cruiser is 6hr 8mins.