Vince, Jake, Jon, Brockers, Mike, Nick, and guest Arthur Griffin
Arrived at site a little before the team. It was pleasantly warm in the sheltered sunshine so much better than last weekend. Added a couple of large rocks to the spoil heap wall before starting to pack the surprisingly dryish bags ready for refilling. The team arrived, the remaining bags packed, and underground we ventured – not to Can of Worms this time but to the NE extent, An Unexpected Development area.
Jon took the helm and led the way with Jake close behind, and they were soon filling bags. I hauled them up the slope passing the filled bags to Mike who carried them across the chamber to the ‘hump’ where Brockers took possession and transported the spoil to the bottom of the pot. Nick, meanwhile. Took Arthur for a tour of the cave as far as An Unexpected Development anyway, before they too joined the digging effort. Arthur took over from Jake while the rest of us then combined our efforts to shift the spoil through the cave to the surface where the bags were then emptied.
The count went somewhat awry after 68, but we agreed that at least 80 bags had been filled, hauled, and emptied. And, although still squalid underground, it was so much more pleasant than last weekend!
To the Hunters’ for refreshments as usual.