Sunday, 28 February 2010

Pack up



Leaving the house...

Another cool critter in our rock pool


Kathryn finds a very pretty critter and Darren takes a great photo of it.

Last day at site

Kathryn gazes at the Dreaming Pond.

Gerry and Wendy T bailing.

Alan T raking seaweed

A champagne toast.

Dismantling the groyne.
Lesley and Dave chat on the side of the hole.
Paleontologists Doris Seegets-Villiers, Matt Hearn and Erich Fitzgerald come to visit.

A new way of finding the fossils

John Swinkels came up with a new and innovative way of spotting the fossils without having to empty the Dreaming pool first.

Friday, 26 February 2010

Field Report Cover Photo

We try out some ideas for the 2010 Field Report cover photo.

The top of the stairs


Relief as equipment carriers reach the top of the stairs.

Removing seaweed


I seem to have caught John having a short rest in both photos!

Thursday, 25 February 2010

Lunchtime snooze


John takes a little nap. It's been a long four weeks.

Kathryn's photos



John tests his venturi

A lot of effort to move a few bucketloads of sand!

The crew looks on.

Nice finds

Alan E finds a beautiful lungfish tooth.


Larry finds an amazing ornithopod jaw.
I find a large limb bone.

Alan T and John W find a long skinny bone.