unclemac
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Well, I was back to the beach and the weather was great. Did some work on the house, planted my tomatoes, and got in a couple of good long walks. Last time I was there if you remember I came back with that message in a bottle, a bunch of other stuff and about 15 crab pot floats. I figured I seriously didnāt need anymore of those so I determined that if I saw more I would leave āem where they lay and let others find them when they float off to some more frequented place. Very hard for me to do, mind you, it goes against my nature to let treasure lay undisturbed when it is calling my name. But last time I was so loaded down that after about 5 miles of walking my pants slid off my skinny butt and tripped me up around the knees into the mud. (No beltā¦had one but my middle son borrowed it once and never gave it backā¦he says he didnāt take it but I remember it different). Anyways, I got a new belt that works (but I WANT my old belt BACK), and hit the beach once again. The first thing I spot is a pair of crab pot floats but I resisted the temptation. I head on out to my bottle spotā¦nothingā¦
But I should mention that before I started this āBass Assassinā line of threads, I posted a āginger beerā thread. That ceramic bottle was actually my LATEST find at my bottle spot and sort of inspired me to write the others. It was a huge thrill to dig that out of the clay, and as I am sure you know, the whole time you are easing something like that out, you are saying in your head.."I'll bet it's broke, I'll bet it's broke, please god don't let it be another broke"...well this time the bottle gods were with me! I will post the picture again in this thread just because I like it so much. (thanks Surf, by the way, for the info on it).
Well I keep traipsing on, after all last time I was here I found that 1871 half dollar and BINGO! This time I find a really nice blue trade bead from the early 1800ās. Now just so you know, for some reason the blue beads along this coast were highly prized, and the Indians greatly preferred them so their value as such was inflated as a trade item. It is pretty easy to positively identify by the hole that is small on one side and larger on the other, this was caused by the hot pin that made the hole and is indicative of this sort and age of bead. By the way this exact bead was excavated from Fort Clatsop of Lewis and Clark fame...which is actually not that far away...not that I am claiming ANYTHING mind you.....
Next I come across a series of Japanese and Korean floats, not the glass ones (I wish) but the modern small ones. Oddly enough I forgot to take a picture of them down at the beach so when I got home I found this picture off the internetā¦odd thing is these are EXACTLY what I foundā¦together just like this random picture! So anyway, I figure āaha!ā I am starting to see some tsunami debris again, which may mean some choice bottles. And I did find another Paolyta from China, but that is not really all that wonderful, just interesting as it made a long journey. In researching it I found out what is in itā¦sounds horrible.
Paolyta B Review: Energy liquor | OzSoapbox
Since this is a bottle forum I am sad to say the rest of my Japanese bottles were all plastic. However. to cheer you up after my dismal bottle huntā¦here is a great picture ofā¦a Japanese dock that happened to float over and come to rest on my beach. Pretty odd indeed to find that in the middle of no where.
But I should mention that before I started this āBass Assassinā line of threads, I posted a āginger beerā thread. That ceramic bottle was actually my LATEST find at my bottle spot and sort of inspired me to write the others. It was a huge thrill to dig that out of the clay, and as I am sure you know, the whole time you are easing something like that out, you are saying in your head.."I'll bet it's broke, I'll bet it's broke, please god don't let it be another broke"...well this time the bottle gods were with me! I will post the picture again in this thread just because I like it so much. (thanks Surf, by the way, for the info on it).
Well I keep traipsing on, after all last time I was here I found that 1871 half dollar and BINGO! This time I find a really nice blue trade bead from the early 1800ās. Now just so you know, for some reason the blue beads along this coast were highly prized, and the Indians greatly preferred them so their value as such was inflated as a trade item. It is pretty easy to positively identify by the hole that is small on one side and larger on the other, this was caused by the hot pin that made the hole and is indicative of this sort and age of bead. By the way this exact bead was excavated from Fort Clatsop of Lewis and Clark fame...which is actually not that far away...not that I am claiming ANYTHING mind you.....
Next I come across a series of Japanese and Korean floats, not the glass ones (I wish) but the modern small ones. Oddly enough I forgot to take a picture of them down at the beach so when I got home I found this picture off the internetā¦odd thing is these are EXACTLY what I foundā¦together just like this random picture! So anyway, I figure āaha!ā I am starting to see some tsunami debris again, which may mean some choice bottles. And I did find another Paolyta from China, but that is not really all that wonderful, just interesting as it made a long journey. In researching it I found out what is in itā¦sounds horrible.
Paolyta B Review: Energy liquor | OzSoapbox
Since this is a bottle forum I am sad to say the rest of my Japanese bottles were all plastic. However. to cheer you up after my dismal bottle huntā¦here is a great picture ofā¦a Japanese dock that happened to float over and come to rest on my beach. Pretty odd indeed to find that in the middle of no where.
