I looked....most beaches had all the renourishment sand pulled down and distributed mid beach and in the trough. Apparently there was a small window of good hunting directly after the storm, but it filled and sanded in the next day. I spent 4 days looking, and only found 1 tack
There wasn't even very many shells. All renourishment cuts.....they looked good but it was all trucked in sand that was cut. I found the typical can slaw at the best low tide hunts....all pulled down low. Some beaches were absolutely quiet with very few targets at all. What I thought might be a bone handle related to the wrecks, turned out to be vintage bakelite, and not ancient bone. I hit most known sites and logged many many walking and swinging miles....averaged at least 6-8 miles a day for 3 days, and another 3-4 miles on the last day before coming home. I talked to many other detectorists and all had nothing to show at all....not even any modern jewelry. I still had a fantastic trip and had a blast with the family 👪.
There was a nice cut at the colored beach, and it looked the best. At least that sand is pumped in from the sand trap at the ft. Pierce inlet, and is then allowed to naturally flow south to colored beach. There were several hunters to the south, and one showed off a piece of what he said was a dagger fitting ?? I can not say if it was period related or not ??
No gold, no silver, ill try again after the next big nor-easter.....if it happens. I did catch a glimpse of good sand here and there at the base of a dune that hadn't been renourished last year....it was not in a known treasure spot, but it was the best chance at older sand so I walked all the way into a place with no beach access to get to it. Here Is the color sand I was looking for !!
you can see the renourishment sand in a light layer over this great looking old beach, but nothing was to be had there. My calfs are still burning from the long hunts....determination will pay off one day...I hope !!
One more thing.....ya always here about black sand. There was black sand everywhere, and this renourishment sand always gives big black sand pockets in the dips and lows....if its renourishment sand the black patches don't hold much but can slaw....I still checked it all in hopes of a heavy gold fresh drop....nothing !! The orange old sand is better if it ever gets exposed again !!
