Friday

A much quiter day again today from what we are used to here. People have made the decision to leave, because of how wet the diggings are now, and this is the third time this year that rain has delayed their pursuit of sapphire. We have taken advantage of the fine weather and taken down the longest wall of our annexe and packed it away dry. Today was a catch up day on washing, drying and a general tidy up. Our Weber baby q has been cleaned and packed into the car for Mondays departure. It was craft day for Marg today and that feeling of the camp was also felt there with a certain lack of enthusiasm. It's all a bit hard, this leaving. We have met some great people here and that time is soon coming to a close. Always next year, as they say.Weather is also hard. This morning, after a restless, uncomfortably warm night, we woke up to  misty weather and about 19C. and 90% humidity. This improved slightly with a max. of 27.9 and still about 60% humidity.