I never got to see the bridging crews installing this lake bridging so I've no clue how they did it. I know in places the water was over six feet deep so they didn't wade through it.
Usually the foot boards were above the water but the level of the water depended upon the rains, both local and distant. When the foot boards were under the water you always had to take a touch more care in crossing. I never fell off, which was good for me because I was not a good swimmer – in fact I only learned to swim during lunch breaks during that year in brunei. Others did fall off on occasion, though, and that's how I know the water was over six feet deep in places.
Since I'm looking in a south easterly direction and the light on the stand of trees in the background is coming from camera right, this is a shot close to sundown at the end of the day. I'm looking back across the bridge my crew and I have just traversed.
Since the lines were laid out in a grid with shot lines perpendicular to receiver lines there was usually a way around these lakes but it was more efficient to stay straight on the line which is why we built this lake bridging.
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