Larry some days it seems like 20 hours, but like these hunts I found the diamond ring and the bracelet in about 30 minutes. then spent about an hour looking for more. Being semi retired I do have the time to hunt everyday, living in a town of about 25,000 there are only about two of us that hunt serious. The other guy hunts mainly for new change as his goal is 1000 coins a month. I spend more time looking for older coins and the rings. The other day we went to a ghost town & didn't find much so we headed for the nearest town. He found 170 coins & I found 110 in about two hours.
As for the plane tickets I will need a few more gold rings first, but if you ever get out this way let me know, I have a cabin that is 150 miles from seven national & state parks & I do cook a mean dutch oven dinner, just ask my wife.
My nest goal is to get the new vision so I can go over the lost that I have hunted & get a little deeper, can ya hook me up with whites? I know they do not have a test driver in this area. Just kidding, but some day I will get one.