Headed out in the wind and the rain for Horseshoe Bay but wound up at Shelley Bay Instead:(

[bdahunter]

I headed out in the Toenail with my gear this morning in the hopes that last nights storm had stirred things up a little. I got to Horseshoe to find signs prohibiting swimming due to the high surf conditions, it was pretty nasty looking. I kept driving until I got to Shelley Bay on the other side of the island, this is a beach I have wanted to hunt for a while but never got around to it because it is a 40 minute drive. I know that 40 minutes doesn't sound like a lot by normal standards but in Bermuda it's a lot like driving down a country lane at 35 km/ph (20 m/ph), it's bloody tedious.
Normally Shelley Bay is calm as a lake because it is so sheltered but this morning the rollers were coming in because the wind was exactly SSE. I got down to it anyway and was overwhelmed by the amount of trash at this beach, this is not a tourist beach and it shows. The worst part was the tar I encountered when digging deep targets, very nasty.
I found no gold and I found no silver, just $3.56 worth of clad. The highlight of the morning was when a mate of mine took his dog for a walk and brought me a steaming hot cup of coffee, Bonus!

What I saw when I arrived a Shelley Bay - - MURKY

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Seaweed is starting to pile up - Swim Club in the background

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My Mate, Dale dropped by with his Rottweiller Orion and a cup of java

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The Nut

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It's typical end of summer bleakness out there right now.

Good Hunting All,

BDA

 

[Macaco]

Are the majority of coins that you find US coins?

 

[bdahunter]

There is a long standing relationship between Bermuda and America. Revolutionary supporters in Bermuda stole the gunpowder from the British garrison here and sent it to the American Revolutionary Forces way back when. As a result I find American clad in almost equal quantities to the Bermudian.

Cheers,

BDA

 

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[PaPa-Joe-Fla.]

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[David from Suffolk]

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[bdahunter]

A Fine Looking Pirate Crew if ever I saw one. Looks like you guys had a great time, too.
I'd considered coming to Va. Beach in a couple of weeks for a much needed holiday but I've decided to head to Michigan to check in on my Chris Craft. She's been sitting on the hard for the last three years and needs some TLC now. Looks like we'll be sanded in for the next month or so anyways.

Cheers Mates,

BDA

 

[Mike from Balto]

a bad day of detecting is still better than a good day at work
hh...Mike

 

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[Gulf Hunter]

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[Gulf Hunter]

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