Dave Cowley , Bog
A quick trip this evening to establish if the water has stopped flowing in Mulespinner.
Alas it hasn’t so it looked like an early trip to the pub .I had to scratch an itch on the way out and made Dave wait whilst I poked away at the small window near the pitch full of hanging miners crap above .
The drain rods worked a treat and I managed to squeeze my ever growing stomach through and stand up .This gave me a view of open passage beyond which looked a very good size .
Dave had his phone so I climbed back down to grab it for photos as I wasn’t sure if Dave would get through yet or if I would bring the lot down blocking my way back.
The excitement grew, as the view opened up to large passage heading off as I climbed over the rim of the hanging dead’s and saw another tube going off from it .
it looked just like another passage near by (bugger) There’s a good reason for that. I had climbed through the floor of sideshow above . Dave at this point wanted an update so I decided to confess by shouting I’ve found a ladder meaning the one we installed to climb up
Dave shouted back is it a miners ladder at which point I realised he hadn’t cottened on it was ours.I couldn’t resist, so I started shouting I am going to check out the new passage and could he follow underneath as he must be close and I can hear him through a connection somewhere.
with my light off and trying to make my voice sound muffled I waited for Dave to get to the bottom of the ladder (not a miners one as it turned out) before shouting a very frightening BOO .
not a very successful trip but the most fun I have had in ages , sorry Dave .