BoB(ing) along

The sunny weather this weekend promised good caving but the rainfall during the week meant that sump conditions were likely to be poor. To improve our chances Andrew and I waited until Sunday for our digging trip into BoB in DYO. We were not disappointed, the dive conditions lived down to our expectations although on the up side the water was warmer than winter.

the-trusty-rock

We found the same rock that we had previously used to measure the height of the water and since it worked last time we decided to use it again.

mud-bank-before-digging-out

attacking-a-mud-bank

At the dig face Andrew made quick progress with the sand and silt layers. Unfortunately it soon became apparent that with only one person to move the spoil progress was going to be slow however fast he dug. Work at the dig face was abandoned in favour of cutting a channel through some of the mud banks that make moving the spoil hard work. Good progress was make in between checking the rock.

moving-spoil-a-the-bottom-of-the-slope

Whilst digging the face a draft was felt through the tunnel leading to the dig so prospects for future trips look good. If we can get another person in to help progress should be good.

pigs

Series - DYO Battle of Britain

  1. Dan Yr Ogof, The Battle of Britain Series
  2. DYO Battle of Britain rematch
  3. A sunny day for BoB
  4. BoB(ing) along

10 thoughts on “BoB(ing) along”

  1. Pete and Sloth were just discussing at the weekend how they were glad they didn’t have to bother with cave diving. Maybe you should work on them a bit to try to make them change their mind. I bet if there was tea and cake at the end the dive they might be up for it…?

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