Visit to Florida

Compass · Nov 9, 2018

My wife and I just returned from a week in the Miami area to visit our daughter.
I didn't have room to take my detecting gear or much free time but I sure wish I could have hunted a couple of those beaches- they were beautiful and had decent numbers of people in the water.
Interesting how far out you could go into the water and still be in waist deep water. I spoke with 1 dry sand hunter at Miami Beach who had just returned from England where he found his first gold coin- a nearly two thousand year old Roman coin. He showed me several pictures on his phone. He was from Pennsylvania and was swinging a Deus.
We encountered another dry sand hunter at Ft. Lauderdale (another gorgeous beach) who photo-bombed us:

The nerve of that guy! :roll:

GL & HH!

beachrumbum · Nov 9, 2018

Neat story, hope you enjoyed your stay. That guy looks like he is swinging his detector like a golf club. :laughing:

Compass · Nov 9, 2018

beachrumbum said:
Neat story, hope you enjoyed your stay. That guy looks like he is swinging his detector like a golf club.

Thanks, We had a great time. Yes, I knew someone would notice- even my wife said something to me about that! :yes:

Surf Master · Nov 9, 2018

George

Looks like you had a wonerful time, tell you wife to take the hand cuffs off next trip for a spin, the gold was probably thier , and Felix keep's the zinc off the beach, :laughing:

, glad you had a great time, Earl

dewcon · Nov 10, 2018

Ha.... he needed a leash on that detector because hes taking it for a walk. :laughing:

That long sleeve shirt is making me hot......oh and where the flip flops?

Mud-puppy · Nov 10, 2018

Man! That had to have been tough on you! Being right there on the beach and No Detector! Thats about the worse thing imaginable! Condolences! :laughing:

Compass · Nov 10, 2018

Surf Master said:
Looks like you had a wonerful time, tell you wife to take the hand cuffs off next trip for a spin, the gold was probably thier , and Felix keep's the zinc off the beach, , glad you had a great time, Earl

Thanks Earl, We really enjoyed Florida- great food, sights, entertainment and weather. The free "people movers" and trolleys were a great way to get around town. Good thing that public transportation is so great because driving in Miami was an experience I won't soon forget! It is a wonder I didn't get into an accident. :yes:

dewcon said:
Ha.... he needed a leash on that detector because hes taking it for a walk. That long sleeve shirt is making me hot......oh and where the flip flops?

I wanted to talk to him but he never looked up and had such a serious look on his face- I didn't want to disturb him.

Mud-puppy said:
Man! That had to have been tough on you! Being right there on the beach and No Detector! Thats about the worse thing imaginable! Condolences!

Yes, it would have been fun to try, especially at Miami Beach. I was amazed at how many people were on the beach on a weekday! :yes:

dirtydog · Nov 10, 2018

I bet you had to drink a lot of beer to stay off of the beach. Why does your wife look like she should be your daughter? I know it's not because you look old. It's because she looks young. Nice hat. :lol:

Glad you had a good time Compass.

Mud-puppy · Nov 10, 2018

I got one of those Australian hats! With the exact same chin strap and everything! $40 retail all day long! They really go nice with black kneehigh socks and Clarke sandals there on Miami Beach! A guy fits right in! :laughing:

rob.ream258 · Nov 10, 2018

Great story... thanks for sharing.

When I travel I ALWAYS make room for the detector - even business trips!!! It's practically expected that the machine is in the car, suitcase, or carry-on case.

BTW - there is always time to detect...….

Compass · Nov 10, 2018

dirtydog said:
I bet you had to drink a lot of beer to stay off of the beach. Why does your wife look like she should be your daughter? I know it's not because you look old. It's because she looks young. Nice hat. Glad you had a good time Compass.

Thanks Dog, You just made my wife's day! :yes:

I did consider buying a more fashionable hat in Miami but this one does its job so I spent the money on Cuban tacos instead! :lol:

Mud-puppy said:
I got one of those Australian hats! With the exact same chin strap and everything! $40 retail all day long! They really go nice with black kneehigh socks and Clarke sandals there on Miami Beach! A guy fits right in!

Well, At my age I'm more interested in skin protection than making the cover of GQ but how did you know I was wearing knee-high black socks and Clarke sandals??? :?:

SeabeeRon · Nov 10, 2018

Glad you enjoyed the Florida trip!

How's the smoke down your way George?!?

Caribbeanson · Nov 10, 2018

Nice pic, glad you enjoyed the trip

Man that guy is swinging for the moon :lol:

georgeinsc · Nov 10, 2018

got to love those folks who buy a nice detector and then try to swing like tiger Woods. And then they wonder why they are not finding anything. Of course its the lousy detectors fault.

It must have been real difficult to be on the beach without a detector. That would be real hard for me to take.

Ra1der5 · Nov 10, 2018

Yep, if I were to hunt dry sand, I'd be right behind that guy... :laughing:

... if I were to hunt dry sand...

R5

Compass · Nov 10, 2018

rob.ream258 said:
Great story... thanks for sharing.

When I travel I ALWAYS make room for the detector - even business trips!!! It's practically expected that the machine is in the car, suitcase, or carry-on case.

BTW - there is always time to detect...….

Thanks Rob, I suppose I could have gotten a few hours hunting in but another piece of luggage on the plane seemed challenging. I'll have to figure out a way before my Cancun trip next year though. :yes:

SeabeeRon said:
Glad you enjoyed the Florida trip!

How's the smoke down your way George?!?

Thanks Ron, So far, no smoke or ashes by our place but that could change with the wind direction. It's hard to comprehend the devastation that these fires have caused. I heard that over 5,000 homes were lost????

Caribbeanson said:
Nice pic, glad you enjoyed the trip Man that guy is swinging for the moon

Thanks Caribbeanson, If he was in it for the exercise he certainly got it! :yes:

georgeinsc said:
got to love those folks who buy a nice detector and then try to swing like tiger Woods. And then they wonder why they are not finding anything. Of course its the lousy detectors fault.

It must have been real difficult to be on the beach without a detector. That would be real hard for me to take.

It wasn't so difficult for me since I'm more of a wet sand hunter. However, I would sure love to hunt those beaches after a big storm. :yes:

zeemang · Nov 10, 2018

Looks like a nice trip, but you didn't take your detector?!

FelixtheCat · Nov 10, 2018

Next time your down let me know. I could've met up with you and lent you a detector. I would've even let you kept what you found! :lol:

Compass · Nov 10, 2018

Ra1der5 said:
Yep, if I were to hunt dry sand, I'd be right behind that guy...

... if I were to hunt dry sand...

R5

I hear you Raider. I'll hunt the dry sand but it's usually my last option after the wet sand, surf or water. :yes:

zeemang said:
Looks like a nice trip, but you didn't take your detector?!

It was a great trip but we had to take our daughter a lot of her things (I hand carried her bonzai tree). It would have been a bit much to to take a detector and scoop, especially since I didn't think I would have enough time to hunt.

FelixtheCat said:
Next time your down let me know. I could've met up with you and lent you a detector. I would've even let you kept what you found!

Thanks Felix but you better be careful. I loaned a detector to a friend once and even marked a couple of targets in the wet sand so that he could hear what good signals sounded like. One of those targets was a big, 14K, designer ring!
Pretty sure that I'll bring the detector next time now that I know where to hunt and have gotten the Keys, Everglades and other must see destinations out of the way. :yes:

dewcon · Nov 11, 2018

Whats wrong with you guys....... have you never taken your wife on a flight? Its like moving day...... her stuff.... and your one bag (thats a carry on only). :laughing:

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