Cool
night so it was a nice temperature this morning that we slept in till 8am. 23
degrees with a gusty wind and clear sky.
We
went to the southern end of our 40E area to check the ground for detecting. We
found plenty of cattle and even a watch. There were some drill holes nearby so
maybe one of the drillers broke it and dropped it on the ground. The band is
fine but the glass and hands are gone.
Steve
noticed some recent wheel tracks so we followed them. They turned off so we
kept going out to a mine to the west. We couldn’t find the actual mine but
there was heaps of exploration scrapes on the side of the hill. We headed back
to follow the other wheel tracks.
One
lot went down to the creek and along it for a bit then turned around. The next
tracks pulled off near a creek where there was some nice salt and pepper ground
so we got out for a detect. We could see where the person had scraped the
ground in a few spots but only shallow scrapes. Maybe this was the geologist’s
spot and he came back over the weekend (the tracks are very fresh) to see if he
missed any.
There
were lots of hot rocks but I did get a nice reward. Nothing else then as I walked
back to the truck I got a loud rubbish signal near a fallen branch and my heart
leapt but then I saw an aluminium tag the exploration drillers use, tucked into
a branch – what a shame!
Back
to the van for a late lunch, 32 degrees – the wind has died down.
Continued
detecting but only two bits of lead turned up.
Home
for drinks then Steve got the fire going to cook dinner using his bushcooker –
steak and roasted vegies.
7pm,
33 degrees in the van with only a light breeze. Much nicer outside now the
flies have disappeared. Spotted a couple of satellites and enjoyed the
sparkling sky.
Dinner
was yummy and we watched another good movie though the quality of the recording
wasn’t too good. Needed the fan as it is still quite warm.
The
wind is back again with strong gusts as we went to bed so that might cool
things down.
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