Vince, Jake, Mike, Jon, and Nick
I got to the cave ahead of the team to collect some sediment samples from An Unexpected Development (AUD) area for a local artist who wants to experiment with natural pigments (I have already collected samples from the Polden Hills, Dolebury Warren, and Wookey Hole). While I was there, photographs were taken too.
Just about done as the team arrived. A quite emaciated newt was removed from the passageway and placed on a ledge out of harms way. Later, when I went to collect it, the newt had gone.
Jake set about digging in the AUD area circumnavigating a rather large ‘stal’ boss, as I was there, I cleared the filled bags back to Mike, who hauled them up the slope to Jon. The spoil was moved further along the passage. Meanwhile, Nick was in Can of Worms ‘attacking’ the floor in an effort to move forward in a south-westerly direction, about 10 bags were filled. Nick then joined in with spoil removal. Periodically, the filled bags were moved through the cave and out to the surface to be emptied.
Just after midday (12:15) digging was stopped, loose material bagged, and the remaining spoil moved out to the surface. Today’s total = 64 bags filled, hauled, and emptied.
Refreshments were enjoyed at the Hunters’ as usual.