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<title>1988: Logbook</title>
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<h1>Austria 1988</h1>
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<p>The first part of the log is traditionally taken up by the journey
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out.<br>If this is of no interest, here is a link <a href="#start">to the
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caving</a>!
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caving</a>!</p>
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<p>Team Rover (Chris Densham, Becka Lawson, Mark Fearon & Penny Reeves)
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<p>Team Rover (Chris Densham, Becka Lawson, Mark Fearon & Penny Reeves)</p>
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<p>Set off from Cambridge at 6.30pm on Monday 15th August. Despite Rover
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losing incredible amounts of oil on the way, the 11.59pm ferry from Dover to
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Calais was reached on time. Once off the ferry it took 26 hours to reach
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Hilder's, where Rover arrived at 5am on Wednesday morning, to find that Hugh
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had arrived from Greece the night before.
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had arrived from Greece the night before.</p>
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<p>Team Rover Amendment
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<p>Team Rover Amendment</p>
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<p>Animal had unfortunately only screwed up the rocker cover bolts finger
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tight so they <u>poured</u> out oil. Eventually sussed out what it was and
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@@ -37,7 +36,7 @@ with windscreen wiper, ie. had to be operated manually. Some sod overtook
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Chris, then braked, so Chris managed to actually skid Rover... We overheated
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quite badly on the final pass (110° engine), so I walked it, as Rover
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cooled off. There'd been an enormous storm last night and lots of soil had
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washed down onto the road. Eventually arrived about dawn, dead.
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washed down onto the road. Eventually arrived about dawn, dead.</p>
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<hr />
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@@ -51,12 +50,12 @@ München rather more rapidly than I did. After eventually catching up
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with my possessions, I went to Salzburg with Karin (an amazingly dumb
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American girl) [Tautology - Ed.] and thence to Hilda's, where I was allowed
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to kip in her sin-bin type place (rather confusingly called the
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"lager" which has visions of sleeping lots of beer!)
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"lager" which has visions of sleeping lots of beer!)</p>
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<hr />
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Fri 19th <u>Team Sharman arrival</u>
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<p>Chris, Sue, Jared, Adam.
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<p>Chris, Sue, Jared, Adam.</p>
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<p>Left Calais ~12 o'clock<br>
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Eventless<br>
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@@ -74,43 +73,43 @@ Something exciting may have happened but I was probably asleep at the time.
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Team Millars.<br>
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Arrived ½ hour after Sharmans after leaving Calais at the same time.<br>
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Passed 2 times by Sharmans. Didn't get lost on route.
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Passed 2 times by Sharmans. Didn't get lost on route.</p>
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<hr />
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<a name="start">Thurs 18th Recce trip</a>
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<p>All up to the col where the following holes were assessed:- (Hopefully
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Becka still has the piece of paper with the bearings on !)
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Becka still has the piece of paper with the bearings on !)</p>
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<p><a href="recce0.png">
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<img src="recce2.png" width=370 height=403 alt="Sketch map of recce"></a>
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<p>These holes may be the initial targets for bashing... Chris D, Rebecca,
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Mark "call me Fief" F, Penny, Hugh.
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Mark "call me Fief" F, Penny, Hugh.</p>
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<p>The area looked at is about 1%-5% of the available area ! Only hopeful
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entrances are marked.
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entrances are marked.</p>
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<hr />
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Friday 19th
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<p>Bright and early start to <???> of Expo88, noone had need to stoop
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as low as moaning at Rebecca with their cuppa.
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as low as moaning at Rebecca with their cuppa.</p>
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<p>Down to Bad Aussee (on foot as Rover was poorly) to miss bus to Loser by 5
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mins. Chris D and RL head off to hitch up intending to investigate a little
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into the previous day's finds.
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into the previous day's finds.</p>
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<p>Team Sloth head on foot, via bier vendor, to Hilda's for a swim, sunbath
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and a few beers to the accompaniment of Mozart. This being all too much, we
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took the dinghy up to Grundlsee for another arduous bout of swim, sun etc.
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took the dinghy up to Grundlsee for another arduous bout of swim, sun etc.</p>
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<p>Penny comments that the chances of a passing (yucky) orange Fiesta with UK
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plates not being the Millar brothers are rather remote. She was right -
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enter C & S S, I & K M, JW, AC. Of course, this brings on a relapse
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and, armed with a second dinghy, more swim, sun etc.
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and, armed with a second dinghy, more swim, sun etc.</p>
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<p>Back to camp - food, beer, latern, beer, chat, beer.
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<p>Back to camp - food, beer, latern, beer, chat, beer.</p>
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<p>A highly successful day's caving !
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<p>A highly successful day's caving !</p>
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<hr />
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<u><a id="id1988-B10-1">Fri 19th</a></u> (Chris D, Becka)
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@@ -129,7 +128,7 @@ skeleton here and an old colander ! Out 10.30 ish walked back. Lift home
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(well, poor guy all but hijacked by us) by Karl Gaisberger, who we met on
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Thurs - he took us all the way home, after showing us his 5 houses, 3 car
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garage etc. On top of the plateau, at the Bergrestaurant, there were 3 blokes
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watching moths, with lights and a white sheet.
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watching moths, with lights and a white sheet.</p>
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<p>T/U (3 hours or so !)
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<hr />
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<p>Nothing significant found in searching on the far side of the obvious coll
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looking from the initial place thought for a campsite - not much of a
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description I know but I haven't got a map. loads of promising looking holes
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but none draughting & most filled with snow plugs or infill. Nuf zed.
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but none draughting & most filled with snow plugs or infill. Nuf zed.</p>
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<hr />
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<u>TEAM MARLBOROUGH (MONTEGO, ACTUALLY)</u>
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<p>:- J.J.Rodgers, Del Boy Robinson, M Dougherty & Wookey
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<p>:- J.J.Rodgers, Del Boy Robinson, M Dougherty & Wookey</p>
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<p>Left Cambs at 7.30 ish having completely filled estate with 9 rucksacks
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for 4 people. Trogged down to Dover all complaining about clutch. Sat
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@@ -152,14 +151,14 @@ ripped the handle off trying to get in. Next drove through France (Wookey
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alseep), Luxembourg (Del asleep), Germany (All asleep) with terminal rain.
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(It's really hard to drive at 100mph when you can't see) & then got lost
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a lot in Austria (due to navigation by blind people). Arrived 8.30 (16 hours
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driving).
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driving).</p>
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<hr />
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<u>Sat 20th</u>
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<p>More exploration in the rain:
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<p>More exploration in the rain:</p>
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<p>Hugh, Penny, Mark R, Mark F.
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<p>Hugh, Penny, Mark R, Mark F.</p>
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<p>Met at the "campsite" to be told it was the wrong one ! So all
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up to the col between the low + high Schwarzmoochkogelllll, where it started
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back to sit at the Bergrestaurant in the rain until the whiskey ran out, then
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walked down the hill until Chris S appeared. Also, located the entrance to
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old caves 81, 82, 85 (of unknown explorers and vintage !) and 147 (CUCC
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1984).
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1984).</p>
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<p>Forced self-confession - I botched up rigging a shaft. Tied to bunder I
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went down to a ledge ~5m down to bolt-in. Woops there goes my helmet. Down to
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bottom - nothing save helmet (15m pitch, 10m crawl choking off). Draft at top
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- no draft at choke, must have been caused by through draft from other
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- no draft at choke, must have been caused by through draft from other</p>
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entrances clearly visible.
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<hr />
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<a id="id1988-161-1"> <u>SUNDAY</u></a>
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<p>21st August 1988
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<p>21st August 1988</p>
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<p>Mark D, Becka, Jeremy, Wookey, Adam, Del
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<p>Mark D, Becka, Jeremy, Wookey, Adam, Del</p>
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<p>Carried stacks of gear over to the 'far' campsite (near 136). Becka &
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Adam went for a recce, while Jeremy, Wookey, Del & me (Mark) looked at a
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hole found by Jeremy. Bolted the top, but ran out of time, as at least 1
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& probably 2 rebelays needed to reach bottom. Depth estimated as 50
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metres.
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metres.</p>
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<p><a href="#id1988-161-2">Next trip</a>
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this intended "fester" day. Found some green splodges beyond end
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of Brauning Nase & a big boomy rift (that probably blocks). Bored so
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took 'short cut' back through gap in Brauning wall. Chris D.
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took 'short cut' back through gap in Brauning wall. Chris D.</p>
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<p>Carried gas cylinder up to camp site. Set off with Chris after some
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festering to look for caves along the upper limit of the limestone where it
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borrowing Roddick's gear and went down. Roddick nosed around while I changed
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& noticed the first bit was free climbable. After this put in three
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bolts and ended up on a ledge overlooking a 60 foot pitch in a chamber which
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appears to have several exits. Ran out of rope ! Jared
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appears to have several exits. Ran out of rope ! Jared</p>
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<p>[map with comment: Becka - (WONDROUS MAP, NO LANDMARKS !)]
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<p>[map with comment: Becka - (WONDROUS MAP, NO LANDMARKS !)]</p>
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<p>NB 136 is large shaft, has CUCC 1983 on, a ring of red, in small valley,
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uphill & over from 135. (Fairly obvious)
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uphill & over from 135. (Fairly obvious)</p>
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<hr />
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<u>Joe</u> Cheap'n'easy flight, train, bus, hitch Manchester -> Bad
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Aussee 7 hours
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where MM assured us there would be a draught - however there wasn't ! Spied
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on the Millars who were clearly audiable but at least ½ mile away.
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Went back to the car park and made tea until the rest of the animals turned
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up.
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up.</p>
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Monday 22nd
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<p><u>Mike + Tina</u>
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<p><u>Mike + Tina</u></p>
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<p>HELLO !! We've arrived in little min !!
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<p>HELLO !! We've arrived in little min !!</p>
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<u>Mon 22.8.88</u>
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<p>The keenies: Jeremy, Mark, Becka, Chris, Wookey, Del & Joe
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<p>The keenies: Jeremy, Mark, Becka, Chris, Wookey, Del & Joe</p>
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<p>We all set off up the hill at about 2.00 pm, 7 in car (Wookey farting in
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back). Trogged uphill in cloud, got damp & squidgy. J&M continued to
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trip. It was a really good trip in spite of the cave being a shitty one and
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comeing out with everything brown.
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<p>T/U ~ 7 hours I think !
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<p>T/U ~ 7 hours I think !</p>
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<li><a href="../../index.htm">Back to Expeditions intro page</a></li>
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<li><a href="../../../index.htm">CUCC Home Page</a>
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