Vince, Jake, Jon, Nick, Tav
Arrived at the farm early enough but ended up chatting to the farmer for quite a while. Eventually I got changed and set off across the fields as Jake rode his motorcycle into the yard. At the cave started to pack the dry bags ready for refilling later.
Underground at the NE extent in the area adjacent to AUD Jake was digging aided by Tav, I was hauling the filled bags up the slope and carried bags across the chamber and over the hump when Jon departed to find some water to lubricate the skip run. Jon got waylaid by Nick, who was digging in Can of Worms. Nick had filled about 20 bags before joining the spoil removal effort. As midday approached Nick and Jon tarted to get the filled bags to the surface. Digging ceased around midday and the last few bags from the dig were moved along the passage and up to the surface. Today’s total = 83 bags filled, hauled, and emptied. It was a rock-free day!
At the NE extent dig the dig appears to be closing down a bit and veering to the north side towards the ‘known’ passage in AUD. On the south side, a large ‘stal’ boss bars progress and the roof is lower. There were some mutterings about digging a more open route through into AUD but, personally, I think that is not necessary and would lead to the damage of the more delicate formations present. Better to keep on the current trajectory and see what develops.
Anyway, it was time for the Hunters’ and refreshments.