Leslie(nova scotia)
Well-known member
From the land of the Bluenose.....well the bouy from Chetticamp arrived finally with Max the Bilingual Wonder Dog in tow. Let me tell you me son he sure helped me put a damper in the old birthday cake!
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After a one sided filabuster of a conversation we hit the sack preparing for the onslaught of the "island" the next day which started off on the right foot as Marie out did herself in the kitchen making us a mean breakfast.
At 0900hrs we boarded the water taxi with "King John of Kingston," a newbie joining us for the day. At least he swings the lean mean green digging machine so he ain't dat bad youz!
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b8d820b3127ccec41781a4cc5b00000026108AcM2bhk4ZNwe3nws
Try as he might French Dave couldn't get Max to put on his life jacket!
The view on this mixed bag of weather day was great as we sped across the harbour with the Johnson 150hp creating a wake that threw back droplets of fridget water over our faces .
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Arriving on the island French Dave felt as if every British gun in the garrison was pointed at him.
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I think he was right.
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b8d820b3127ccec41748c70df400000026108AcM2bhk4ZNwe3nws
We quickly boot scooted out of this area as it is a "no detect zone"
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b8d820b3127ccec4166c672d0a00000026108AcM2bhk4ZNwe3nws
and hit a copper field where the Minelab ruled the day over the Garrets pulling out the large coppers and a nice 1815 ship token.
Of course Max found a new friend for the day who was a busy digging up this and that and learning his Ace 250 along with the joy of walking and digging up bottle caps and shell casings.
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b8d820b3127ccec417f8970dfc00000026108AcM2bhk4ZNwe3nws
Bouy sure did dig the biggest target of the day and at the price of brass the richest!
Seven hours later which seemed like a mere two to us and it was time to catch the water taxi home which with John's brass find was seriously low in the water! Son of a sea horse.....then I saw one!
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b8d820b3127ccec4165b67ecb900000026108AcM2bhk4ZNwe3nws
French Dave's take for the day!
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b8d820b3127ccec4178fce4d0600000026108AcM2bhk4ZNwe3nws
Me meger finds youz
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including the only silver of the day in the form of the pendant.
Next day it was out again to the big tree where we ran into a pair of renegades swinging White's. Man was the bull shipping going full tilt on this dig with laughs a bounding. Had hunted with Stephan before and the bouy is always a hoot.
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b8d820b3127ccec41625e4ec0500000026108AcM2bhk4ZNwe3nws
Of course he too is Acadian and we were all amazed that French Dave and he shared the same last name although not related..........um find that hard to believe youz amoungst dos Acadians!
French Dave and the Minorlab were a humming on this day too as he pulled out a lot of toasty tokens and an old hat badge
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b8d820b3127ccec416a6802d8800000026108AcM2bhk4ZNwe3nws
Of course I bent down to smell the "roses"
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b8d820b3127ccec417a2938ce500000026108AcM2bhk4ZNwe3nws
and got back up again a half hour later. No Bud the night before but all the wet weather sure seized up the old joints big time and I settled with two modern coins and a buckle.
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b8d820b3127ccec416ed3f6d8a00000026108AcM2bhk4ZNwe3nws
After a one sided filabuster of a conversation we hit the sack preparing for the onslaught of the "island" the next day which started off on the right foot as Marie out did herself in the kitchen making us a mean breakfast.
At 0900hrs we boarded the water taxi with "King John of Kingston," a newbie joining us for the day. At least he swings the lean mean green digging machine so he ain't dat bad youz!
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b8d820b3127ccec41781a4cc5b00000026108AcM2bhk4ZNwe3nws
Try as he might French Dave couldn't get Max to put on his life jacket!
The view on this mixed bag of weather day was great as we sped across the harbour with the Johnson 150hp creating a wake that threw back droplets of fridget water over our faces .
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b8d820b3127ccec4163ef5ac8100000026108AcM2bhk4ZNwe3nws
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b8d820b3127ccec41674eaacbb00000026108AcM2bhk4ZNwe3nws
Arriving on the island French Dave felt as if every British gun in the garrison was pointed at him.
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b8d820b3127ccec41696f9acd900000026108AcM2bhk4ZNwe3nws
I think he was right.
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b8d820b3127ccec41748c70df400000026108AcM2bhk4ZNwe3nws
We quickly boot scooted out of this area as it is a "no detect zone"
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b8d820b3127ccec4166c672d0a00000026108AcM2bhk4ZNwe3nws
and hit a copper field where the Minelab ruled the day over the Garrets pulling out the large coppers and a nice 1815 ship token.
Of course Max found a new friend for the day who was a busy digging up this and that and learning his Ace 250 along with the joy of walking and digging up bottle caps and shell casings.
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b8d820b3127ccec417f8970dfc00000026108AcM2bhk4ZNwe3nws
Bouy sure did dig the biggest target of the day and at the price of brass the richest!
Seven hours later which seemed like a mere two to us and it was time to catch the water taxi home which with John's brass find was seriously low in the water! Son of a sea horse.....then I saw one!
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b8d820b3127ccec4165b67ecb900000026108AcM2bhk4ZNwe3nws
French Dave's take for the day!
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b8d820b3127ccec4178fce4d0600000026108AcM2bhk4ZNwe3nws
Me meger finds youz
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b8d820b3127ccec417de420d3a00000026108AcM2bhk4ZNwe3nws
including the only silver of the day in the form of the pendant.
Next day it was out again to the big tree where we ran into a pair of renegades swinging White's. Man was the bull shipping going full tilt on this dig with laughs a bounding. Had hunted with Stephan before and the bouy is always a hoot.
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b8d820b3127ccec41625e4ec0500000026108AcM2bhk4ZNwe3nws
Of course he too is Acadian and we were all amazed that French Dave and he shared the same last name although not related..........um find that hard to believe youz amoungst dos Acadians!
French Dave and the Minorlab were a humming on this day too as he pulled out a lot of toasty tokens and an old hat badge
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b8d820b3127ccec416a6802d8800000026108AcM2bhk4ZNwe3nws
Of course I bent down to smell the "roses"
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b8d820b3127ccec417a2938ce500000026108AcM2bhk4ZNwe3nws
and got back up again a half hour later. No Bud the night before but all the wet weather sure seized up the old joints big time and I settled with two modern coins and a buckle.
