I had little sleep last night as hurricane force winds played a tatoo on the hurricane shutters all night so I slept fitfully. I woke up making the sounds you hear from men several decades older than myself, my back was stiff as a board and it is now clear that my adventure with the eel yesterday has resulted in some pulled muscles and a pinched nerve.
My Princess needed a lift into work because the ferry and bus service was shut down due to the weather, this is as bad a winter storm as I have seen here since my arrival 6 years ago. I threw on some clothes, had my wife make me a hot water bottle and tossed my gear into the back of the jeep for the ride into town, traffic was really light as this is the Bermuda equivalent of a Snow Day. I dropped off my wife at her office and then grabbed a quick bite to eat before heading to the leeshore at Horseshoe Bay.
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Conditions weren't too bad considering this is the sheltered side of the island but the wind kicked up the sand so that it was like hunting in a sandblasting booth. My second target came up a sweet 14k signet ring with a little diamond chip. I dug this just as two local boys were asking me if I was finding anything good, I left the ring in the bottom of the scoop as I told them "Nah, just a bunch of bottle tops, this storm has sure stirred up a lot of trash." They seemed happy with my reply and I was happy when I pocketed the gold after they continued on their way.
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I had no wet suit with me and my back was still really stiff so there was no splash time today but I did manage to pull up two small silver tickets, a ferry token and almost $8 worth of clad (including a Canadian Loonie).
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The exercise and the hot water bottle helped to take the stiffness out of my back but I can bet I'll be paying a visit to the Chiropractor before long.
Cheers All,
BDA
My Princess needed a lift into work because the ferry and bus service was shut down due to the weather, this is as bad a winter storm as I have seen here since my arrival 6 years ago. I threw on some clothes, had my wife make me a hot water bottle and tossed my gear into the back of the jeep for the ride into town, traffic was really light as this is the Bermuda equivalent of a Snow Day. I dropped off my wife at her office and then grabbed a quick bite to eat before heading to the leeshore at Horseshoe Bay.
[attachment 152678 WinterStorm2010003.JPG]
Conditions weren't too bad considering this is the sheltered side of the island but the wind kicked up the sand so that it was like hunting in a sandblasting booth. My second target came up a sweet 14k signet ring with a little diamond chip. I dug this just as two local boys were asking me if I was finding anything good, I left the ring in the bottom of the scoop as I told them "Nah, just a bunch of bottle tops, this storm has sure stirred up a lot of trash." They seemed happy with my reply and I was happy when I pocketed the gold after they continued on their way.
[attachment 152679 WinterStorm2010005.JPG]
I had no wet suit with me and my back was still really stiff so there was no splash time today but I did manage to pull up two small silver tickets, a ferry token and almost $8 worth of clad (including a Canadian Loonie).
[attachment 152680 WinterStorm2010006.JPG]
The exercise and the hot water bottle helped to take the stiffness out of my back but I can bet I'll be paying a visit to the Chiropractor before long.
Cheers All,
BDA
