I was busy elsewhere this weekend attending a BCRA Special Interest Explosives Users Group (EUG) training event being held at Westbury Quarry. Others were left to clean up my mess.
Report by Jon
“Four of the usual suspects (Jon, Tav, Jake and Nick) assembled at the appointed hour. It was a cold morning with fog lying across the levels. Above the fog, the sun shone from a cloudless sky. At the farm, the team encountered the odd combination of warm winter sunshine and smog.
With a small team, expectations on progress were relatively low. More than a few minutes were spent passing the time of day with the farmer. Eventually the team started up the hill, remembering to take the key despite the distraction of also taking a new lock.
Underground, Jon took the lead position, supported by Tav, with Nick stacking spoil. All bang debris was bagged, stacked and subsequently restacked at the first corner beyond the spa.
Jake spent some time in the spa, trying to create a drain hole using a long steel rod. He later joined the others.
There was no significant change at the dig face; progress continues as before.
On the way out, Nick went down to the lower passage to look for evidence of drainage from Jake’s efforts. No evidence was seen and attempts at voice communication from the spa also failed.
The team then retired to a local hostelry for light refreshment.”
