An announcement for all my friends at AD!

Hello Diggers,

A few of you already know this but I wanted to let everyone on the forum know too. In February I will be moving to Germany. I have accepted a job there that is for 3 years (up to 5 years if I desire). Stacy and the girls will be joining me in June when the current school year ends. This is very exciting for us as you can imagine. It's also a bit scary to pack up your entire life and move to another country.

The good news is the region of Germany I will be living in has no rules against metal detecting. It also has a lot of Celtic and Roman ruins/settlement sites where I will be living. I was in Germany 2 weeks ago on a business trip and met a German metal detectorist named Jorn who sells old coins. I was showing him pics from my phone and he was showing me pics from his phone. I told him about my YouTube channel and invited him to watch my videos.

Three days after I returned home I got a message from an American named Tom living over there who is a detecting buddy of Jorn. Jorn mentioned me to him and when he heard "Daddy Digger" he knew exactly who I was. Turns out Tom watches my videos! LOL. Anyway, he has invited me to go detecting with him when I arrive. Here's what he had to say in an email to me:

"I am looking forward to going detecting with you. It’s like candy-land over here and with so many different ages of habitation, you never know what to expect. This year has been fantastic....lots of silver, 20 Roman coins, a Roman key, 2 battle axes, a couple hundred buttons, buckles, lots of bronze rings, WWI and WWII military items and a couple of top shelf items that I will show you when you arrive."

WOW, I am so excited! So, if anyone from the forum can make it to Germany in the next 3 years, you would be welcome to stay with me and go detecting too!

That is soooo exciting, Dave!! You'll be able to find the stuff we've all dreamed about!! Good luck with the move and new gig!!

That is too cool DD. Should be a great experience!

I'm happy for ya brother! I'm gonna miss ya. I know we don't get to hunt together too often but it'll really gonna be a while now. :lol:
The age range of the things your about to start finding is about unfathomable :shocked01:
Safe travels my friend! Keep all of us up to date on your finds over there! I can't wait to to see your first post!
Good luck & Happy Hunting! :grin:

Congrats on a wonderful opportunity! Germany is a wonderful country with friendly folks, awesome food and more beer than you can shake your Oktoberfest stein at.
So what town or city will you be near? I was in Colon, Frankfort, and Berlin mostly when I was there. And another nice thing is you can drive or hop a train and over a short span of time be immersed in another country and language. But if you get the chance, take a Rhine river boat trip and catch some of the old castles along the way. The amount of history there is amazing!

Best of luck to you in the new venture! Will be waiting eagerly for postings of your finds come spring time!

All the best to you and your family on your exciting new adventure . Maybe you might run into our fellow forum member Vito over there .

If we're going to keep hunting together on the weekends, we're going to have to figure out a new half way point to meet!
It sucks that you're moving, but I'm happy for you and wish you the best. I'll save that green house until you get back.:lolsign:

I really hope there is away you can save ONE day in June so we can all get together for a farwell hunt!!:detecting:

I hope your detecting adventures continue to be amazing over in Germany.

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Originally Posted by Digger Don

I really hope there is away you can save ONE day in June so we can all get together for a farwell hunt!!

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Don, I will make an honest effort for that but no promises!

Enjoy this new adventure Dbl D!!

Best of luck in your new job as well as your detecting over there. :beerbuddy: