bigscoop
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- Jun 4, 2010
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- Older blue Excal with full mods, Equinox 800.
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- All Treasure Hunting
Can you image yourself swinging your coil in the calm, clear ocean waters behind the resort you're staying at and then it turns into the following true event:
1970, Grand Cayman Island, two guest at the Holiday Inn Hotel are snorkeling shallow water when one of them spots a shiny object in the sand in waist deep water. Before their trip is over they eventually uncover a thirteen foot gold chain, a gold cross covered with emeralds and diamonds, a large bar of platinum dated 1521, seven bars of silver, many pieces of silver jewelry, and more then 300 pieces of various Gold objects, including heavy gold disc, a gold bracelet in the form of a serpent covered with emeralds, more then fifty gold Aztec figurines, and one gold signet ring bearing the coat of arms to the De Leon family. This eventually lead to the discovery of the ship, Santiago, which was lost off Grand Cayman Island. The Captain of that vessel was the brother of Ponce de Leon.
Sort of makes you want to go detecting at the beach, don't it.
1970, Grand Cayman Island, two guest at the Holiday Inn Hotel are snorkeling shallow water when one of them spots a shiny object in the sand in waist deep water. Before their trip is over they eventually uncover a thirteen foot gold chain, a gold cross covered with emeralds and diamonds, a large bar of platinum dated 1521, seven bars of silver, many pieces of silver jewelry, and more then 300 pieces of various Gold objects, including heavy gold disc, a gold bracelet in the form of a serpent covered with emeralds, more then fifty gold Aztec figurines, and one gold signet ring bearing the coat of arms to the De Leon family. This eventually lead to the discovery of the ship, Santiago, which was lost off Grand Cayman Island. The Captain of that vessel was the brother of Ponce de Leon.
Sort of makes you want to go detecting at the beach, don't it.
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