7am
17 degrees and a cold wind. Gavin stopped by for a chat. We will head over to
his place this afternoon and park beside the house.
Headed
into town to get the groceries etc. Checked in at the Info Centre for more
brochures etc. She said there was to be a blast in the Super Pit at 1pm. Ducked
back to the van for lunch then headed up to the lookout.
We
got there at 12.45 – nothing happening down below. They are going to blast the
section we saw last night.
Zoomed
in on the old mine shaft openings.
Looks
like they are preparing another section to blast too.
I
just took this photo and commented that I will take a video then the blast went
off. There was no warning sirens and they were 5 minutes early. We didn’t feel
any vibration but the sonic boom was amazing. I did get it on the video too.
I
was just complaining about them being early when another blast went off
underneath us.
When
the dust cleared the flat area was now a huge pile.
After
a while a lonely ute drove down the road and checked all was ok. You can see
how high the pile of dirt is now compared to the ute.
Then
slowly the trucks started down to start work again.
Checked
out the machinery on display. Certainly are big.
More
trucks headed down and then the endloaders started working too. Steve counted 4
scoops per truck.
Picked
up the van and topped up the water etc then headed over the Gavin’s house. Our
camp for the night. They have a lovely home.
Met
Tonya and her mother, Wendy (visiting from Melbourne) and their three kids. It
was the youngest’s birthday yesterday so she was full of beans about her
presents. Chatted then followed them into town for dinner at one of the pubs.
It was busy out tonight but we eventually found a nice spot and had a great
dinner.
The aerial photos of the Super Pit out of the tourist brochures.
The
sky is lovely and clear as we head into the van for the night.
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