Where is everyone?

anyway i did about 3 new drains the other day and completed none, sort of.

Paramatta:

when walked into the drain and there was a bit of water which steadily got deeper, we were walking on the sides of the drain. Then my mate says look an theres an eel swimming around and a couple of fish there too. So we named it
Paramatta (sporting team reference para eels ) we decided 2 turn back because we didn't water gumboots.

2nd one:

this drain leads into Paramatta but had little water in it. Inside the entrance there was unopened food along with a can opener and this started my slight worrying about who/what we might find within. We come 2 a point where the drain splits into two and at that point there is a few dead palm fronds, cause i only had a small torch and cause i was slightly on edge i was pretty startled and thought they were bodies even when my friend walked over them i was like "Jobann what r they?" (He's Jobann and I'm Roger, they are our elite draining names). Just beyond the fronds at the junction we found some silt with footprints in it, small bare childs feet and adult feet with shoes. we both were a bit more cautious then. The RCP turned into a square drain with bricked up sides, further on the drain turned into really old looking red brick walls, but for only about 10-15m. Then we got out.
























Where the drain opens up we could've gone further but the pipe went 2 about 1.5m dia and had about 10-20cm of mud and rotting mangoes in it so we decided 2 get out.

Last drain:
1.8m RCP it wasn't a bad walk but about 15mins (running speed) into the drain we found a dam made of branches and organic matter about 30-40 cm high so we decided 2 come back later and slowly pull the dam down so we can walk through it without getting wet. We haven't yet.

Also we found two 1.8m RCP and a small 1.5m pipe we could access but only with the help of a jack cause there are big sliding grates sitting on top.
We didn't realise they slide cause we were trying to undo the nuts which attached them 2 the side of the calvert nd i was pulling cause the thread felt stripped and the grate moved, then we realised it slid up and down.
Time wasted half an hour but were hopefully going there soon with a jack

They are my explorations so far, what about yours?

Posted by Mr Fish The RCP turned into a square drain with bricked up sides, further on the drain turned into really old looking red brick walls, but for only about 10-15m.

Intriguing! Might be a good place to try out those photos you were planning

Yea I might give it ago in the next week or two.

Posted by Mr Fish They are my explorations so far, what about yours?

I'd say get some deeper boots, or don't mind water. It rarely bites. Pretty much any LED torch will do ya good, we have a lighting board for top value lights if you're after 'em. Keep goin' in drains - if you can manage it, snag a camera and maybe a tripod so we can see what you do. Good luck, and watch out for the rain.

Drainfish are fun - usually means good water quality. I know you Aussies have crummy manholes there for lifting, I think we have some know-how around here somewhere. I think the caveclan has documents online about techniques and tools, to start with.