I made it to the beach and feel like a should get a merit badge or something. My machine has a lot more chatter than I am used to on Kansas dirt, but still hits like a hammer on most coins. I now know why beach hunters use big scoops. My little scoop is perfect for dry sand in tot lots but it was like digging with a tea spoon in the wet sand. My wife snapped a pick while I was tryign to get started. The ships have nothing to do with my hunt but were in town as a part of their world tour.
Meager finds for an hour, but my learning curve was steep. I plan on doing some reading to see what lines to follow to find the goods, but for this hunt I wandered aimlessly.
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camera battery died. pictures to follow