Get into the 'Groeve'

"Get into the Groeve" is what de kenderman said to me ☺︎

The Dutch word 'Groeve' almost sounds like groove but means 'quarry'.

Yesterday we visited the 'Groeve van Romont' in Eben-Emael.

As beginners we got a guided tour for a start

but we managed to find some broken sea urchins.

Cleaving a big chunk of marl can give you a beautiful imprint 

The original shell in the bucket of an expert, not ours.

Our 'guide' helping us to saw a small piece from a big chunk to take home...

Blue skies alternated with dark skies and some rain...

The kenders in action...

What a beautiful day, meeting geologists, amateurs and citizen scientists...

We brought some fragile and damaged fossil sea urchins home.

Ideal for practicing cleaning skills...