The two happiest days....

  in a boat owners life, the saying goes, are the day he bought the boat and  the day he sold it.
  I agree with the first part but I'm a little sad that my boat has sold. Yes I've been trying to sell her for some time but, once the papers were signed, it was like a door slamming shut on one of my dreams.

This would be nice

  That being said, I am looking on the positive side; even though it sold for considerably less than I had hoped for I have a nest-egg for my next dream. That is getting a class B camper and hitting the road to more beaches.
  I also could not have imagined a better buyer. He is young and enthusiastic, set on taking her to Tahiti and beyond. He  is taking her to Ensenada first for a haul out, paint job and installation of a whole number of things that she is without; radio, auto pilot, water maker, solar panels etc.
  A great kid and I wish him all the best.

  I managed to get about 4 hours of TH'ing in  on a small part of the beach that I, and few others, have hunted. It was slow going at first but then I found a spot that had some of the top sand swept off. It was hit after hit. I didn't have to move but a few feet between targets, ending up with a lot of lead fishing weights, some clad and two rings.

  One of the rings was a heavily encrusted silver, and the other an 18k gold wedding band weighing 10 grams. ($421 melt value)