I hit Horseshoe Bay the afternoon for a late Surf Church and conditions were Rough! The surfers were out having a blast in the rollers and a few kites were up and trying to break their lines. I got out to chest deep before a mountain of foam and water shoved me back. What was I thinking
? The sand was jammed in thick at the west end of the beach and there was a quick drop off where the mine started. No way to hunt the mine today so I gave the lane a spin and found precious little, save for the ferry token ($4). I managed to score up a little clad in the sheltered swimming hole but that was it until I decided to check out the wet sand cut on my way back to my jeep. I don't normally hunt the wet sand but I'm glad I did today, more clad plus a Merc AND a Rosie.
A pestering 8 year old kid tried to grab my scoop and help me dig so I politely but firmly shooed him away. The kid was soon replaced by a Vietnamese guy who wanted the heavily encrusted zinc penny I had just dug up so rather than throw it in the bin I gave it to him and he was on his way grasping his 'treasure' close to his chest as he ran to show his friends. People are truly wierd.
2 hours was enough of that so I headed for home.
Cheers,
BDA
? The sand was jammed in thick at the west end of the beach and there was a quick drop off where the mine started. No way to hunt the mine today so I gave the lane a spin and found precious little, save for the ferry token ($4). I managed to score up a little clad in the sheltered swimming hole but that was it until I decided to check out the wet sand cut on my way back to my jeep. I don't normally hunt the wet sand but I'm glad I did today, more clad plus a Merc AND a Rosie. A pestering 8 year old kid tried to grab my scoop and help me dig so I politely but firmly shooed him away. The kid was soon replaced by a Vietnamese guy who wanted the heavily encrusted zinc penny I had just dug up so rather than throw it in the bin I gave it to him and he was on his way grasping his 'treasure' close to his chest as he ran to show his friends. People are truly wierd.2 hours was enough of that so I headed for home.
Cheers,
BDA
