Report from Mike & James
The rain did stop when we arrived at cutler's (unfortunately not in time for Estelle walking there, so she got rather wet!). We were greeted by this juvenile green woodpecker on the lawn before flying up into palm. James and Harley were digging, Mike in support (I filled one bucket from spoil on top of conveyor belt over drainage hole) and Fran doing the end haul, as she had limited light. Remaining 37 buckets filled and more rocks removed (could do with breaking some up now) before moving them back to entrance (realising reinforcement was now unlikely!) - Fran dumped 1/3rd of them down side passage and rest emptied behind ladder, before a slightly later than usual retirement to Hunters'.
James - At the end of the digging session I removed a couple of quite sizeable rocks from the top of the left hand side of the dig. These are now on the floor and probably in the way. The “roof” on the left hand side is probably another rock of dubious stability. The air at the end was fresh.
