Vince, Jake, Jon, and Tav
Early start for some more wall-building. A smaller team assembled for todays session. So, diggers choice of venue – Jon, as we were down in numbers, elected to have a look in Can of Worms. Jon upfront, Jake clearing spoil back to the ledge, I flitted between the ledge and the entrance, Tav stayed on the surface. Before digging and spoil removal was fully underway various skips were replaced and hauling ropes changed – new skips always slide more freely! Jake also carried out some work to improve the skip run from the dig and a large rock was removed. The morning progressed smoothly as digging continued and spoil was moved through the cave to the surface where the bags were emptied and hung-up to dry.
By the end of today’s session, a total of 63 bags had been filled, hauled, and emptied plus several skip loads of rock added to the spoil heap wall. There are some rocks still underground that require some reduction in size, a job for plugs and feathers another day.
Refreshments were enjoyed at the Hunters’ as usual.