Thurs 19th July

[Ian A]

Cilcain Bridge - not everyone knows the way to Nadolig  

[Ian A]

Okies ... I am sorry, I can't get out after all. Best for everyone to meet at Cilcain Bridge and then make your way to Nadolig.

Enjoy and have fun  

Ian

[Tony Adams]

I'm not going to make it tonight, Migrane attacks  :sick:
too many pain killers needed.
sowee.

tony.

[Tim Watts]

well, Deano and I went down Susan. Then we met up in the White Horse at Cilcain with Boydy, John, Bella, Thingy and Thingy (Sorry i am CRAP with names). And  very nice pint or two was enjoyed :-)

[John Nicholson]

Very sorry that we missed Richard and someone else who were waiting at Cilcain bridge, whilst we were at the Sewage works entrance.  I have left home before Ian's message was posted, and we went to look down Susan shaft before making direct to Nadolig.  

Thingy and thingy are Chris and Stephanie.  They really enjoyed the trip and want to come on more - so maybe Poachers on the list next week, and then the first part of OHA the week after.

I did enjoy that beer at the White Horse - what was it called and who brewed it?

[Dean Wood]

[quote="TimWatts" post=7908]Thingy and Thingy (Sorry i am CRAP with names)[/quote]

Oh tim you do make me chuckle haha

[John Nicholson]

Deano, you just wait till you are our age. Remembering new names and places is next to impossible. I can't even remember what I was doing this morning let alone yesterday,
but remembering what happened at school 50 years ago now seems easy.

'Endurance' was that beer. See, I can remember it now but forgot it when I got home last night. Cambrinus Craft Brewery.  It was one of the nicest beers I have ever tasted.  I just wish I was not driving and could have settled around a good three pints of the stuff.  You people are SO LUCKY to live near caves and mines, AND so many excellent pubs that sell real ale.

Many thanks to Paul Boydy for guiding us all through Nadolig.  It is a twisty beast.  
But my arms do ache this morning.  Why?

[Ian A]

Could someone advise me who the third person was (young female) who was left at Cilcain Bridge with Richard and Mike so I can apologise that no one turned up to receive her/them before going into the cave please ?

Ian

[John Nicholson]

I did not hear about any young female - just Richard Sawyer and another bloke - but then Vikki Sestan did meet them and they decided to go home.  Vikki then came to the parking site for Nadolig and found us all there getting ready to go, but she also decided not to come with us and also went home.  Can you contact Richard direct?

It was a pity that they did not come to the cave site but I must also say that Nadolig is not a good cave for a big group.  Just five of us was quite a squash.

I think Chris Phillips and Steph would like to join the club when you next meet them.  they can travel with me when I come, and Steph also has her own car.

[Vikki Sestan]

[quote="Ian" post=7915]Could someone advise me who the third person was (young female) who was left at Cilcain Bridge with Richard and Mike so I can apologise that no one turned up to receive her/them before going into the cave please ?

Ian[/quote]

Third person was me, so I wouldn't worry about it.

I wasn't feeling too good yesterday anyways, I should have thought to check nadolig before we went but thought the instructions on here were so obvious.

Never mind, I scamped off home and went to bed

[Ian A]

Vikki,

I thought it may have been you from Mike's description. I am sorry you were left at Cilcain Bridge - the forum instructions were to meet there. It's good of you to be so forgiving about it but it shouldn't have happened.

I couldn't get out - really sorry  

Ian

[John Nicholson]

I hope you are feeling better now Vikki - and so also Tony, who was struck by migraine.

We did have a good time, but I did get in to a mess by passing my foot through the rope loop on the cliff descent and could not get it out!  I am far too heavy to dangle by my hands alone for any length of time and then of course I could not let go and reach down to release my foot.  We then found a neat foot hole just where it was needed!

Bella has said many times how much she enjoyed Nadolig. Unlike me, she is not interested in the formations, or the fantastic shapes of the cave cielings, or the fossils and the rock textures and colours.  She just likes the sporting fun of scrambling through the system.  I think Bella will soon be doing more with Tim Watts and Paul Boydy.

I had left home at 3.30 to pick up Bella and then collect Chris and Steph.  We did the trip to Clicain in the Battering Ram far quicker than I expected and got there nearly an hour too early.  We met Tim at the bridge and he invited us to see Susan, and I am jolly glad we did.  It is the first time I have actually looked down such a deep hole dissapearing into blackness.

[Vikki Sestan]

Wouldn't worry about it. I should have took charge and thought to go to nadolig earlier.

Anyways me, Richard & Mike had a good old chat instead.

[John Nicholson]

So everyone is happy.
Glad to see that you have got your identity back Vikki.
Croak croak....

[Tim Watts]

Glad that the lovely frog's back with us - that sticky-vikki was a right munter! :-P

p.s. I want to re-clarify that I was acting under direct instruction from the big boss! ;-)

Deano and I penetrated and enlarged Susans orifice slightly but the reality was that our equipment just wasn't up to the job. We need to return with a some bigger tools.

I can also report that Murf had a fun time at the Maeshafn surface dig site, he's got some new scaffold and timbers in place. I am scheduled to be digging there with him on Monday afternoon/evening if anyones feeling particularly bored.