Vince, Jon, Brockers, Jake, Nick, Tav, and Mike. A full squad assembled today!
Got to the cave ahead of the team and quickly along to Can of Worms reeling in the wire as I went. On arrival at the dig site, it was obvious that Monday’s ‘bang’ had the desired effect – there was a lot of rock debris to be cleared. Back to the surface where I busied myself with wall preparatory work and awaited the team arrival.
The team arrived and there was a lot of chatter before getting underground. Eventually, me and Jon were left on the surface, and it was not too long before spoil began to arrive – shattered rocks and bags of cobbles, gravel and finer-grained sediment. It was busy!
In the initial stages it was calculated that the number of skip-loads of rocks removed were equivalent to the number of bags removed multiplied by Pi (π = 3.1416). This ratio was later adjusted to the number of skip-loads of rock removed being, at least, equal to or greater than the total number of bags removed. The total number of bags filled, hauled, and emptied = 57, although there is a slight discrepancy regarding a ‘knee-pad’ and whether this is included in the total number of bags removed or might be added, therefore bringing the total number of bags to 58.
At the end of the session, the spoil heap wall had been built-up considerably and backed by a significant quantity of cobbles, gravel, and finer-grained sediment. Another bang will be useful. For now, though it was time for the Hunters’!