Another 2.4 cubic meters of dirt later…

Day 11: June 25th, 2008

Well, nothing too exciting happened today. At the site itself, we just continued to remove another 2.4 cubic meters of dirt in our seemingly vain attempt to find a floor in our square. Rumor has it that we are taking down the baulk between our square and then one next to us. That allows us to gain access to our “bathtub” which is located in the middle of the baulk. It should be pretty exciting – a good way to end the week. The only difficult part of today was that I was in charge of dumping the 200-300 or so buckets of dirt today on the dirtpile. We did four bucket lines, and since the usual dumper wasn’t there today, I stepped up into position. It was a good workout, but my lower back is just killing me.

My plans are continuing to shape up for the weekend, so I’m really looking forward to that. It’s going to be another long day at the dig tomorrow, but I’m pushing through it for an exciting weekend! It’ll be a busy and tiring weekend too, but I’m looking forward to it.

Well, I’m off to the pub now to watch Germany vs. Turkey and to celebrate Ben’s birthday. Four am is still going to be way too early, but I’m not in Israel too often.