Nighttime Search leads to more gold!

[PKennett]

For my first time, I went out at night! I searched Siloso beach on Sentosa Island (Singapore) from 0800pm to 11:00pm, and found the beaches deserted except for three people fishing. The temperatures were a lot better, a nice 80F with a comfortable breeze. This was so much better than my usual daytime hunts! My three hour beach hunt with my V3i brought home $14 in coins, a bunch of junk rings, a sterling silver bracelet, a copper bracelet, and about $500 in gold, plus a diamond. I only dug up 6 pieces of trash, and not a single pull-tab. Not bad for a three hour stroll at night.




(22 kt woman's ring)


(18 kt gold engagement ring)


(7.75 grams of 22 kt goodness!)


(this lovely stone ring was sitting on top of the sand... in the dark I could just barely see it, and thought it was a bottle cap. But my machine made no sounds over it, so I picked it up. Glad I did.)

 

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[PKennett]

Really nice finds there. I've been thinking of traveling abroad to detect a particular beach I found on goggle earth. My question is how can you get your finds back home through customs in the U.S. Could you just ship it UPS or FED-EX it?
Keep up the good work PKennett !

Not sure. All my mail avoids customs and duty inspection (both foreign and U.S.) and I do not pay any shipping costs from overseas back to the U.S.A. And when I move from here in July, my employer moves my household items.

Peter

 

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[TheRandyMan]

Ah..the life of the wandering diplomat...amazing what a little security clearance will do for ya!

 

[Blind Squirrel]

Great bunch of finds there Peter Singapore has really spoiled you, and when you get back to the states your hunts will probably be a bit disappointing for a while Keep us posted on your finds, we like seeing how the privileged are so successful

 

[Probed]

Hey, good for you Peter. It reminds me of when I was in the service of Uncle Sam, same deal.

 

[PKennett]

Hey, good for you Peter. It reminds me of when I was in the service of Uncle Sam, same deal.

Yup.. very similar. I did 24 years with the Air Force. and then after I retired I found that I couldn't be happy without traveling abroad. Fortunately the State Department hires up to age 58, so I started this new career at the age of 46. I just love it!

 

[Probed]

Well you look like ya got quite a few years left to detect. Hope your next assignment does ya good.
My stint in the service left me with a trade I was able to turn into a business.
I'm going to PM you the coordinates of a beach far away that I was sworn not to disclose publicly. On google earth you can easily see why I want to get there with the Excal.
Joe