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And then grading begins to build channels for soaking the sand. |
In the beginning, all 40 acres of the Over The Line courts on Fiesta Island bask in the sun looking just like they will in October after the castle is dismantled.
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The sand on Fiesta Island, a few feet below the surface, is loaded with a thick layer of sea shells. These will be painstakingly sifted from the sand on the surface of the castle, but remain in the solid core. |
Then sea water is pumped from the bay and soaks through the sand only to return to its ocean home, leaving the sand just damp enough for compacting.
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 Frank Wright supervises the earth movers about to start the process of piling the wet sand into the sixty foot high mound that will become the Lost City of Atlantis.
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Frank's son Scott will drive some of the heavy equipment including bull dozers and water trucks. |
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