Vince, Brockers, and Jake
A small team assembled today, and because of that Can of Worms was the chosen digging venue.
Underground,a brief discussion on digging strategy before Jake and Brockers got to work on the southernmost side at the current end of Can of Worms. My job was to haul away the spoil and carry the bags along the ledge to the skip (a skip replacement was required). When about 30 bags had been piled up with Brockers help these were moved up to the surface where they were emptied. The forecast was for rain later in the morning, so we wanted to get most of the surface work done before it got wet. The bags were dry enough to be repackaged and returned underground. Then back underground to clear the next lot. A brief interlude followed as Brockers wrestled with a large boulder. When the boulder finally came free some evasive action was required before it was moved to a position where it could be reduced in size (on another day!). The loose sediment was bagged up and the cave was cleared of spoil. A total of 48 bags were filled, hauled, and emptied plus quite a lot of rocks were still in a pile on the ledge to be removed when a bigger team becomes available. As we left the cave, there were some spots of rain.
Refreshments were enjoyed at the Hunters’ and looking out through the window it was now raining heavily!