Thursday 19th May 2022

John Cooper. Took across 6 bags of sand. Took my drill down but discovered I’d left the main battery on charge at home. Continued breaking up the same rock as Tuesday. Made a little progress before running low on battery power. Then a voice from above turned out to be Wayne out on a run. He volunteered to get his drill so I continued working until I had no power left. Then Wayne returned and lowered his drill. I continued breaking up the same rock, it’s nearly gone now. 2 hours. John.

Tuesday 17th May 2022

John Cooper and Wayne Starsmore. Took across 2 bags of cement and 4 bags of sand together with the refilled water drum. Took my drill down. My plug and feathers used to break up a bit of the rock freeing up 4 sets of Mike’s PFs in the process. Still not quite removed. One mix of cement used building up walls using the debris. Nice draught from the down-dip end. 2½ hours. John.