Vince, Nick, Jake, Tav, Mike, and Harley Bennett came back for some more!
I arrived at the cave ahead of the others and made my way to An Unexpected Development/Trick or Treat area. My plan was to have a bit of a tidy up and bring the tools and bags left in that area back to where they would be more accessible for further use. There was more than anticipated but the tools were left tidily at the bottom of the pot and c.13 packs of bags up on the ledge where they were back in circulation. The rest of the team had arrived, and digging was underway.
Mike and Harley were busy at the current end of Can of Worms, Nick was on the ledge, Jake at the bottom of the entrance, with Tav up on the surface. I found a position on the corner between Nick and Jake where, following some deliberation, some tidying and improvements of the ‘new’ skip route were attempted. There is a solid obstruction on one side that impedes the ‘free-flow’ of the skip that despite a concerted, combined effort with hammers and chisels by me and Jake, it would not succumb. I will return with plugs and feathers.
At the close of play today, a total of 53 bags had been filled, hauled and emptied (although there were a few that were emptied underground to build a ‘retaining’ bank for the ‘skip-run’. Several skip loads of rocks were also hauled out of the cave.
Job done, everyone happy, it was time for refreshments at the Hunters’