Hello!

Hi!!
I haven’t managed to get photos of the rocks with my ‘real’ camera since we arrived home…
As you can see by these snaps, I sensibly didn’t take my camera out with us on The Great Fossicking Day.

Wow – we spent pretty much 6 hours wallowing in the mud!! And loved every bit of it!!
The above photo of Jeff was after he washed off a bit!!

Thank goodness for gumboots and rainpants!

We found a spot where lots of other people have been digging and I guess we were pretty much working through their spots rather than digging our own new trench!!
The rain had washed off the mud from the rocks on the top layer so it was easy to spot some nice pieces without digging too!

This unusual piece of agate was my best find! I hope we can polish the face of it.
That square bit actually runs through the whole stone.

The colours varied too… from the reds and oranges to the blues and blacks!!

And lots were translucent!!

The ladies at the Ross Cafe that we stopped at were really interested in our little adventure, we promised to stop in on our way home and share some of the spoils!
So we did!! It made us smile a lot to see others get totally excited about rocks!

Anyway, we’ve still got heaps to sort and take photos of and tumble… will be an ongoing process!

Sorry I didn’t get any other location photos – using the camera really wasn’t practical, then when we were not covered in mud it was dark!!

It was a very nice view from our little lounge room in the cottage we stayed at!
It was also bliss going out each evening for dinner – no thinking about what to cook or dishes to wash!!

Hope everyone has a lovely weekend!! (Soap Workshop booked tomorrow with Sharon!!)
Cheers!