"GOLD STRIKE"

Funny how things work out,(thats what I like about this hobby).Our next stop was the ARC park Wendelholm after setting up off to the beach with the magic wand I go,I was only there for 10 minutes and got a nice 12-25 signal and dug up a nice mens 9kt ring.It was about then that I was joined by 8 kids on a beach trip with there mums,well detectors are a real kid magnet,I felt a bit like the pied piper (but there was no cliffs haha).Turned out they were excellent company and seriously interested, I found another few bits of junk jewellery and $3 before dark and of course the usual sinkers.
 Up early the next morning and back to the beach it was very hard going, you Auckland guys are very thorough,managed another few dollars and then got a 12-13 signal my thoughts were oh hell another teartab but there was something just a bit different about the sound and sure enough up popped a nice 9kt ladies ring.Going back to my first sentence,my last post from Paihia with all the coins but no gold,  yet here I am at another beach,very few coins and two nice gold rings,I think I had better listen to the  sounds the etrac is trying to tell me .Hate to think how many good targets I have ignored.

 Spent last night at the Pt Erin pool car park awake all night with cars coming and going,woken up at 5am surrounded by cars and people then realized there was a marothon on and they had blocked off the street.....no in or out....ah well only one thing to do have a cup of tea and get the etrac out, while listening to the crowds cheer on the runners,real hard going again but did manage the halfcrown and the 1913 sixpence and around $6.

My weeks wages

We stayed one night at Pahia,I walked to the beach late in the afternoon for a quick detect,it was a great sight the sea was flat and not a breath of wind,this would have to be one of NZ's prettiest beaches.
 In around 2 hours I found $10 and a few older decimal coins also one sixpence,up early the next morning and caught the low tide,things were pretty slow going (mostly due to curious tourists with silly questions) can't blame them though,its just hard being polite when time is limited.But did my PR thing.At the far end of the beach an area right on the inner natural curve line started to produce coins,
honestly there was a coin at every step just continous beep beep beeps,about then my wife arrived,I was locating and digging objects as she was using the pinpointer and refilling the holes,heck by the time we finnished the beach looked like a mob of rabbits had been through there,fortunatly there was not a lot of sunbathers around.

 Eventually the goodies dropped away due to the sand depth (and hunger + a sore back) it all came to an end.In total there is 216 coins including $1 and $2 ($47) three pennies,2 halfpennys,lots of old decimals,only one silver ring.But a cool wee badge with the words Qantas junior flyer.Plus around 8 foreign coins,this beach must still hold enormous amounts of coins etc as the area we did was only 50 metres long.......all in all a great day well worth the massive dose of sun burn.  KJ

Looking for that buried cache

Travelling around up in  beautiful Northland,managed a quick detect at the Dargaville racecourse,this place has been well done over,but still managed around $12 and the two silvers (florin and shilling).Turns out this is not the original course and only dates back to the early '50s.The previous track having been built on now.
  Tried two of the more popular beaches up here, ended up with lots of 1c and 2c pieces along with the usual older 50c and 20c,lots and lots of more sinkers that I have been making use of,managing fish for every 2nd meal.

  Without going into to much detail I went looking on a friends property up here that was suspected of having buried $,unfortunatly all I turned up was a few cents and the old brass ford radiator cap.Thats not to say the goodies are not there,maybe just out of MD range.Thats what I like to think anyway.

On the road again

After spending a cold wet winter back in the Mount working and saving $,we are now back travelling in our camper,the first stop was a night at the Paeroa racecourse this is an area I have been over and over along with several others from Auckland,but it still turns up coins and other goodies.The two shillings and the florin came from there, all from the most unlikely places.
  Next stop was at Long bay on the North shore at the ARC park were we spent two nights,I managed a few dollars and a bit of change.I also tried a new technique by digging some of those lower signals (12-03-- 12-10) and was rewarded with three items worth keeping the wee cross is 9ct, the foot and the little square emblem although not marked, I am sure are gold.I know this beach has been hammered but as it gets lots of use there are still lots of goodies down deeeep.

   The small bracelet is 9ct and came from the Mount main beach the day before we left,we are staying with good friends in Dargaville for a few days and the plan is to try the racecourse here weather permitting.Sorry but had trouble posting (must be an age thingy).