First Hunt of 2008 Yields Platinum and Gold

[bdahunter]

It was a busy holiday season in Bermuda and I wasn't able to set aside enough time to hunt until today. The weather was foul with rain and overcast, a high of 63F, winds gusting to 30 knots NNW and a sea surface temperature of 69.3F. The winds being from the North meant that the South Shore Beaches would be my best bet but I also knew that my favorite public beach (Horseshoe Bay) had been mauled by the Parks Dept when they pushed a bunch of sand back into the water a week ago. What's a pirate to do though? I really wanted to hunt today and I had the time so off to Horseshoe Bay I went.
Conditions at Horseshoe were good with small waves and not much wind but after an hour I had managed only 2 pull tabs and a beer cap, it was even worse than expected. It was so bad that as I headed back to my Jeep I resorted to working the dry sand which produced a quarter. Instead of turning up the path to the parking area I decided to give the swimming hole at the end of Horseshoe Bay a whirl. I'm sure glad I did! I spent the next hour pulling clad, bullets, pull tabs and junk jewellery out of the swimming hole but the last 20 minutes of this hunt was Excellent! I got a wierd tone that had some good bits to it so I got to digging and after 2 scoops the tone changed (still there but different) so I checked my scoop and there was a child's 14k ring. KEWL! 1st Gold of 2008!! I dug up the rest of the signal and there was a Heineken bottle cap Man I Hate those Suckers! After ten more minutes I was ready to bail out but decided to make one last pass of the swimming hole and picked up a REALLY NICE signal jammed between two rocks. I pushed the rocks out of the way and the tone just sounded better. On the second scoop I hit paydirt, a Platinum and 18k Men's Band; PERFECT!!! I said to myself "Well Hello Stranger" and pocketed my find, then spent another 10 minutes prowling around but there was nothing left; it's a very small swimming hole. So, I headed back home in the jeep with a smile on my face.
I hope this a sign of things to come for 2008.

Cheers,

BDA

[Arkwater]

Why is it when I see your finds I want to throw my detector against the wall?????

WTG! A great start to a great year!

[bbqcook]

WOW, what a good way to start the year

Earl

[liquid1]

Yep Thats a good kick start to 08...Nice finds..

[MinelabMan]

Great way to start off the New Year, congratulations on the great finds

If it was the rocks in the second picture that you had to push out of the way to get to the plat ring, I don't want to get on your bad side .

Are they bullets in the last picture? If so, what's up with the shooting at a beach?

[PAPPY]

GREAT way to start the year !

[bdahunter]

You guessed it, Mate! My nickname for Horseshoe Bay is 'Bullet Beach' as it was used as a rifle range by the Bermuda Regiment in WWI & WWII. I've found everything from full metal jackets, to 3 ringers to an unexploded mortar round there. I've also found a lot of gold there as this is the most popular beach in Bermuda. The horseshoe shape helps to keep the pink sand from escaping with the loot when a hurricane blows through.

Cheers,

BDA

[EBCIII]

Man those are great finds! Congrats on them! Nice hunting, Beale.

[padmaster]

Cool finds BDA. I should'a gone to Bermuda instead of Panama City Beach

[Buster]

Nice finds on the rings..Congrats...That is a good start for 2008...Buster....