Sunday, 23 March 2014

Retrieving the cliff fall rock

John and Joerg clear a path
Lisa, Joerg and Nova tipping the
cliff fall rock onto the "rock rock"
Lesley and John check the cliff face
Hannah splits a large rock
Alan and John place a rock on a tarp
Alan and John drag the rock away from the cliff

Making Friends' Day signs

Bronnie and Wendy creating
Bronnie shows off her sign
Wendy shows off her sign
Nova shows off her sign
Hannah shows off her sign
Joerg shows off his sign
Wendy shows off her sign
Amber shows off her sign
Monique shows off her sign

Yesterday Lunchtime - Flying a disc at Flat Rocks

An overthrow...
Nova throws the Flying Disc
Hannah throws the Flying Disc
It was a bit tricky in the wind...
John contemplates the Flying Disc in a large puddle

Today's fossil finds

John finds an ornithopod tooth
Monique finds her first fossil!
Doris finds a fossil
Asti finds a fossil
Wendy shows Lesley a fossil
Mary finds a theropod tooth
Mary's theropod tooth
Nalani finds a fossil

Fossil finds Sat 22 March

Hannah finds a fossil
Bronnie finds a fossil
Mary finds a pretty fish jaw
Mary's fish jaw
Hannah finds a curved bone
Hannah's curved bone
Lesley finds a small vertebra
Lesley's small vertebra
Miklos finds a limb bone
Miklos' limb bone
Joerg finds a fossil
Hannah finds another fossil
Wendy finds a fossil

Friends' Day Crew

Back Row: John Sharyn Miklos Bronnie Asti
Standing: Mike Alan Wendy Dave Lesley Gerry Wendy Mary Eve Pip Joerg Kim Monique Amber
Sitting/Kneeling: John Alan Nalani Doris Lisa Fotini Nicole

Big thanks to all the crew on Friends' Day especially those who took time out from breaking rock:
Mike for the Fossil Rambles
Fotini for the Geology Tours
Peggy for fossil spotting lessons
Pip for Design A Dino
Lesley for showing off our fossil finds
Nicole and Alan for greeting at the top of the stairs

Special thanks to our sign-makers: Bronnie, 2 Wendys, Joerg, Nova, Hannah, Monique and Amber

And finally thanks to head chef Eve and dessert chef Amber, Lesley and Gerry for shopping, Dave for the Saturday night fossil show, and all who pitched in to get the house cleaned and vacated on time.

Monday, 17 March 2014

Friends' Day

Looks like we'll have some good weather on the weekend for Friends' Day (not a Friend? Join here). Wonthaggi weather reports that Saturday will be cloudy with a maximum of 23C, and Sunday a morning shower or two (not enough to scare us, eh?) clearing with a maximum of 24C.