creep and sweep through the brutal bush

[leslie(nova scotia)]

From the land of the Bluenose...for the first time this summer got out for a bit of swinging with Andy Eh , "The Man from Selma Shore." I had decided previously that we would tackle the old part of Colpitt Lake Rd which was where a gold soveriegn had been found on a powder horn a few years back...but not by this bouy! Hadn't hunted this area since the arrival of Hurrican Juan and man was I shocked! The road which is more like a trail was not that bad but along the lake which is the prime hunting area did indeed look like a hurrican had hit it with the going next to impossible in the fallen forest. Each of us picked up a few clad and I managed to add a 1962 quarter. We back tracked out of there in full bug gear and hit the nearest Tim's before our next onslaught at Kidston's Farm.

We didn't fair much better here with the best find being Andy's old door knob which reminded this old bouy of ex wife number 4. Again a few clad added with nothing of note. Did have a nice conversation with the property owner who showed us where the WW11 searchlight battery had been located as well as catching up on the gossip from my old patrol district.

Our last stop was an old military road off the Bay Rd. Here Andy and I had to play chicken with the traffic as we arrived at rush hour. Once safely across we began to do the road with not much being located. At least no brush nor branchs restricted our progress and we soon made it to the lake and were greated with a magnificant view of a loon cruising the lake at about 4 knots. Wasn't long after we reached the dam that Andy made his best coin find of the day in the form of a 1918 large cent in great condition.

The day was coming to an end and we headed out with this old bouy creaking and moaning, as I had all day, having played my first ball game yesterday and feeling like the tin man from "The Wizard of Oz" after standing in the rain for a year and needing a squirt of oil in every rusty joint. Not much to show for 5 hours but we did get our exercise in the extreme!