46 Degrees...Did not think that the heat would be so relentless....!!

After 2 weeks of 40 plus degree days, I was looking forward to my Rostered Day Off.
Fatigue management has become important in the Mining Industry so we do not work more that 13 days in a row. The 14th must be a rest day. This is every second Sunday. Our designated RDO.
The heat is relentless.... As the weeks have dragged on, the temperatures have stayed high. Most days were between 40 to 42 degrees including a 43.9. Throw another 2 or more degrees for humidity..... (Our Health and Safety Crew walk around offering frozen fruit tubes and remind us to drink water. They called called it 46 degrees) and by the end of 2 weeks you can feel your feet dragging on the ground.
What do 35 miners do when they travel back to camp on the bus? Nothing....  Our bus is a comfortable coach which is good for the 50 minute trip. Most sleep or attempt to and about a quarter sit on their smartphones and Ipads. The funny thing is that the interior of the bus is dark as the curtains are never ever open. Everyone just tries to hide from the sun.
Another "tradition" leading into the RDO is that Saturday Night is the only opportunity to let your hair down as no-one is breathalysed the following morning and Sunday can be a recovery day. There are a lot of social drinkers up here so groups will gather and party on. Security in the main camps will start winding you up by 8.30, and there is a 10pm curfew on all noise outside.
The "wild" boys on our crew were all tucked into bed by 10pm. Exhausted....
Another week of 40's coming up....
Apparently winter up here is just beautiful...