T-shirt colour

After way too much discussion, we have decided to have a choice of two T-shirt colours; Grey and Green. I'm not sure how Mike G managed to order a yellow one!

Sandblasting fun!

Well, the December 2008 Otways dig has finished.

Our new volunteers put up with drizzle and flies and being blasted by sand at high speeds.

We didn't find a lot of bones - 24 when I left counting the ugly little scraps.

We did have a lot of fun with dueling banjos and an amazing group clogging that had other campers believing that we were a religious cult!

Eric the Crayfish

We're getting ready for another dig at "Eric the Crayfish". Matt has this idea that maybe part of the articulated dinosaur Mike found is in an erratic (loose rock) somewhere near the orginal site. So it looks like an erratic hunt to start the dig....

T-shirts

Still no decision on the colour of the 2009 dig crew T-shirts.

New Vollies

We had a great day on Saturday talking to the applicants to be new volunteers in 2009.
I only scared two away by telling them of the Inverloch bathroom arrangements!
We've met a few that I'm really looking forward to working with...
Cheers, Wendy.

Friends' Field Report Day

Hi Team,
We had a great day on Saturday presenting the 2008 Field Report.



Gerry handed out reports and
counted attendees out the front.

Lesley kicked things off

...and really enjoyed telling us about the turtle skull!

Tom talked about mammal jaws next to a beautiful
Peter Trussler image of Bishops Whitmorei.

Dave (becoming known as a hand and foot
expert) played with the light pointer.

We also had reports from John W and Mike C, as well as a stirring rendition of "Under the Southern Cross We Stand..." from Nicole.

For more, you'll need to wait for your copy of the Field Report!

Plans for the 2008/2009 Field Season

Hi Team,
I may not have blogged for a while, but that doesn't mean we haven't been busy planning for this summer!
We're finalising dates for an "Eric the Crayfish" Otway trip in the first week in December.

We're busy checking everything for Inverloch 2009.
Crew members will be pleased to learn that we have secured the Lavington St property for another year, and the dig is almost certainly going to be from 1 Feb to 28 Feb (a 4 week field season).
We're planning to return to the popular "Popcorn of the Cretaceous" T-shirt design, and are having a healthy debate about colours.
We're likely to concentrate on "Bridge East" and John has designed a new "retaining wall" system. I look forward to posting some pictures in February!

Rookies Information day is pencilled in for 25 October.