Three months after the actual launch of the project, the new pond is fenced in, the plants are moved from their temporary containers and placed into the shallow areas around the pond and the kois have been moved into their new luxury home. The waterfall as well as the two skimmers work flawlessly. It looks…Continue Reading
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Koi pond – phase IV – going really big
Not too long after the setup of the 3 ponds had been established Marco struggles to keep the water temperature down and algae are taking over, all the rocks and the walls of the ponds are turning green. The fish are doing very well though, the 2-inch Kois we got only a few weeks earlier…Continue Reading
Temporary housing
Obviously the fish need a temporary home while their new big pond (please see next post) is going to be built. David and Marco bought an above-ground pool with 12 feet diameter and about 3 feed deep, which we place in the enclosed patio (for security reasons). We move all the fish and the plants…Continue Reading
City of Rocks
It’s Sunday and we would like to get away for the day and give the kids a break from their life at the hotel. We are heading West towards Deming and then turn north towards Silver City. Then we follow the signs to “City of Rocks State Park”. The City of Rocks was created 34.9…Continue Reading
Ghost Town
We hear about Hillsboro and that it would be a ghost town worth a visit. Arriving in Hillsboro we learn that there are still about 150 “Ghosts” living in this town. We have a chocolate milk shake and then follow the hint of a lady who tells us about Lake Valley. Lake Valley is located…Continue Reading
