EvCC Observation Trip - July 24-26

Post date: Jul 27, 2018 6:44:33 PM

Arrival on July 24th, ~approx. 6:00 pm

Water level at 15 in.

Noticing A LOT of bees around the front door. A really concerning amount of bees. Enough bees that we checked the first aid kits for bug sting relief just in case.

After many conversations with a beekeeper, we have determined that they are not bees, but likely hornets, living in the wall right outside the front door. (We took lots of pictures and waited patiently as we sent them over our bad cell signal and shoddy wifi. We got as close as we dared to take close-up pictures to determine what kind of bee thing it was.) There is a hole in one of the cinder blocks where there is a clear entrance/exit for the hornets. Consulted with the beekeeper to determine if they would be able to safely move the hive, but since they are hornets, the beekeeper recommended to Raid the hell out of them. Likely will do that tomorrow before we leave for a trip into town.

Evora crashed after attempting to abort an image mid-exposure. Evora completely closed itself out. Had to file the crash report and restart Evora.

July 25th

Sprayed Raid on hornets in the morning, not many seemed to die. Will spray again.

We forgot to measure the water level today. We will measure tomorrow before we leave.

Evora crashed, not sure what happened. Filed crash report.

July 26

Water level at 2 in, refilled to 30 in.

Spraying more Raid on the hornets on our way out. We used up 2 cans of Raid total. There are still 2 cans of Raid left.

We ate all the chips. There are 8 gal of water. 2 empty blue jugs. (There are no other blue jugs on the premises.) One propane tank is empty, the other is mostly full. We left 6 Totino's pizzas, half of a large watermelon, so many carrots, etc. There is still plenty of eggs and milk. (According to the log, the small watermelon has been there since July 9, that might need to be thrown out eventually.) All other kitchen supplies are about the same.

Need more: knives, 2 gal ziploc bags, and disposable hot cups.