Bridging distances....

Comparing the structure to the Weihe Grand bridge in China or the Bang Na expressway in Thailand (the two longest bridges in the world) might be pushing it a bit but it was surely a great achievement for the SVS!

The Unit busy at work assembling the main structure

The Unit met up bright and early on Saturday morning to load the truck with the poles, lashings and other equipment that would make up the structure later on. Like in previous pioneering activities the Unit decided to use the old shooting ranges in Pembroke as the venue for the activity, with it's close proximity to the sea plus being not too far away from home!

Zack & Ryan having a go at crossing the bridge

As I mentioned in the previous post the Ventures decided to move away from the usual monkey bridge type of structure, so this time they went about constructing a drawbridge! They also decided to use a more efficient way of lowering and lifting the bridge, instead of using a pulley system the ventures got their hands on a good ol' trailer winch which worked out perfectly.

Testing the winch!

After a couple of hours of construction and final tinkering the structure was finally finished and the ventures got the chance to play around with the bridge for a while. Though as time was pressing and Mario our truck driver waiting they decided to take a last couple of photos on the structure and start striking.

A good ol' Unit photo - one for the books!

Next up on the SVS calendar was the much anticipated crossing of the line & ikla, where the new guys finally became official members of the Sliema Venture Unit and then the Dive & BBQ!

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