7.30
am 21 degrees and clear sky again. Warmed up quickly as we headed off to see if
there are any more nuglets where Steve found his one.
I
got 4 little nuglets and one specimen and poor Steve missed out. My littlest
yet I reckon 0.06 grams!!
Total
for the morning of 0.58 – a big drop from our patches recently!!
The
wind is quite gusty now from the North East but there isn’t much dust around us
which is good as I have all the windows and vents open. It is 34 degrees in the
van with a little shade from the tree – a lot hotter in the sun though it isn’t
humid so not too bad to be wandering around it. Drinking a lot more water
though. The phone was ringing as I got back – Robert and Robyn were returning
my call – they are at Halls Creek.
What
to do when it’s hot – bake some Anzac cookies!! Rang Kaylene while I waited for
them too cook to catch up on the home news.
After
lunch we headed off to explore other areas. Found a spot that has been worked
over with a dry blower as there are heaps of small, medium and large rocks
everywhere. I got 6 nuglets and another specimen.
Steve
only got two little ones and a big rock that sounded good.
Malcolm
rang as we drove back. He was sitting in his tractor ploughing the field so
rang for a chat. It got to 16 degrees there today!! He will be racing at
Eastern Creek this weekend so will have to keep an eye on his times. He is
hoping for a 3peat after winning the last two race meetings. Kerry is staying
home as Megan is due with her second child. Malcolm is hoping it will wait till
he comes back on Tuesday.
Did
the weigh in – my 6 nuglets came to 0.82 grams.
Steve
crushed my two specimens and I got another 0.27 grams from them.
His
big rock didn’t have any gold – must have been ironstone in it making it sing.
His two little nuglets only got him 0.22 grams but it all adds up. Surprisingly
his bigger nuglet weighed less than the little one.
The
wind has settled down as the sun set so Steve is preparing the camp oven for
chicken roast tonight while I write my blog.
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