GeorgeinSC
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This past Saturday dawned cloudy and raining. The weather guessers had predicted 70f degree weather for Saturday until some time Friday when they lowered there guessing to 40 + degrees and rain.
I arose, put on my coffee, went out and retrieved my paper in the rain. I was disappointed that the weather was lousy as I had intended to be at the beach shortly after high tide at around 9 am.
I cooled my heels until mid morning and told my wife. I am going detecting rain or no rain. So loaded up and headed for the beach. Arrived at around 11 am. Planned on hitting a cut that had produced a couple of nice finds a couple of weeks ago at low tide.
Went to where I had previously had a clad digging good time. Got started and immediately was again into finding clad. Got busy and never did make it down to where the cut was that I had wanted to work.
Yes it rained and Yes I got soaked and the temps never got above 52f. My hands got so cold that it was hard to turn the knobs on the Excal to put it in pin point to be able to better locate those faint (deep) targets.
I got a real mixed bag of finds. Sunglasses, $9.05 in clad, a stainless steel piece, two brass nails, two lead sinkers, A busted I-Phone. One sterling silver toe ring (with feet embossed in it) and one small 14K gold ring with an aquamarine stone with two smaller stones. Dont know if the stones are real but the ring has been rescued from the ocean and is now safely residing in my "Treasure Chest" (Its actually a plastic box)
Even though i was cold and wet I enjoyed my day.
I arose, put on my coffee, went out and retrieved my paper in the rain. I was disappointed that the weather was lousy as I had intended to be at the beach shortly after high tide at around 9 am.
I cooled my heels until mid morning and told my wife. I am going detecting rain or no rain. So loaded up and headed for the beach. Arrived at around 11 am. Planned on hitting a cut that had produced a couple of nice finds a couple of weeks ago at low tide.
Went to where I had previously had a clad digging good time. Got started and immediately was again into finding clad. Got busy and never did make it down to where the cut was that I had wanted to work.
Yes it rained and Yes I got soaked and the temps never got above 52f. My hands got so cold that it was hard to turn the knobs on the Excal to put it in pin point to be able to better locate those faint (deep) targets.
I got a real mixed bag of finds. Sunglasses, $9.05 in clad, a stainless steel piece, two brass nails, two lead sinkers, A busted I-Phone. One sterling silver toe ring (with feet embossed in it) and one small 14K gold ring with an aquamarine stone with two smaller stones. Dont know if the stones are real but the ring has been rescued from the ocean and is now safely residing in my "Treasure Chest" (Its actually a plastic box)
Even though i was cold and wet I enjoyed my day.