Well, I took the bus in this morning (with some much needed supplies for the field station), and arrived back to Bergendal around 9am. I spend the morning scrubbing the scum and leaf deposits off the walls where the water had risen to, and I am now about to go clean the bathroom and shower area. This is a lot more complicated when there is no running water!
We have a lot of work ahead of us, putting the field station back in order. Luckily, the water level is almost completely back to normal. Just as quickly as it came, it left almost overnight. All that's here to show for the flooding is the mess left at the station and the boat that was being used, beached on dry land. Even my garden has dried up, so as the other chores get finished I can start working on that again, too.
The gates are opened at this time about every year, and some water rising can be expected to occur. However, it had never before been as bad as this year. Could this be some sign of global warming?
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