Vince, Tav, Nick, Mike, Jake, and Jon
Bags packed ready to be refilled, all underground. Tav digging at the NE extent (beyond Trick or Treat in the An Unexpected Development area, ToT/AUD), I was clearing away the filled bags he generated, plus a few bags of my own (improving a skip route), and some rocks were moved. Hauling the spoil up the slope was initially done by Nick who then swapped places with Mike. Jake was busy filling a few bags from Can of Worms, and Jon was flitting around moving spoil when and wherever required on a busy morning. Spoil was also finding its way to the surface.
The recent rain during the past week meant that conditions in the cave had not improved much and it was as squalid as ever, a consequence of wetter winters. The digging continued and progress was made in both digs. As ever, and all to soon, it was time to clear the cave of spoil, todays total = 74 bags (10 from Can of Worms, CoW) were filled, hauled, and emptied this session.
The digs, approximately 50m apart, at either end of the NE (beyond ToT/AUD)/SW(CoW) trending passage(s) were looking not without interest with some [small] enticing looking spaces waiting to be investigated further, and a lot of sediment to be removed. In CoW there is abundant root growth too, adding an organic aroma to the dig, and more dripping water. Happy days!
The session ended with lunchtime refreshments at the Hunters’ Lodge Inn as usual.