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Hey there!
My name is Lucy.
I have had a love for all things shiny or beautiful, valuable or not, that the earth has produced at some point in its lifetime.
My father inlaw has been an opal miner in coober Pedy, much longer than I have been around. I completely understand that the hunt is an addiction. Hes 76 and still climbing down mine shafts and blowing s**t up. But he has me hooked on the idea of treasure hunting too.
I first started trying to figure out where I could unearth my own quartz specimens, clear and Smokey as they are both favorites of mine, which led me down the path of researching the land around me. Gold was always discussed and I became obsessed with just the idea of finding a spec of it.
I was gifted a pan and sluice for Christmas and hope to purchase a detector in the coming months.
All these grand plans about being out bush, exploring and digging/ splashing around.
However Ive done F**k all about it.
Im paranoid about where I am and if Im allowed to be there, I look over the maps time and time again but Im pretty useless.
Im also still not completely familiar with the mountains and locations around my home and I dont want to be out in the stix alone without a clue.
So for now Ill sit here excitedly and keep my 28 tabs open, get my permit and wait for the locals to consider me local enough to divulge useful information too, while watching all of your you tube videos
My name is Lucy.
I have had a love for all things shiny or beautiful, valuable or not, that the earth has produced at some point in its lifetime.
My father inlaw has been an opal miner in coober Pedy, much longer than I have been around. I completely understand that the hunt is an addiction. Hes 76 and still climbing down mine shafts and blowing s**t up. But he has me hooked on the idea of treasure hunting too.
I first started trying to figure out where I could unearth my own quartz specimens, clear and Smokey as they are both favorites of mine, which led me down the path of researching the land around me. Gold was always discussed and I became obsessed with just the idea of finding a spec of it.
I was gifted a pan and sluice for Christmas and hope to purchase a detector in the coming months.
All these grand plans about being out bush, exploring and digging/ splashing around.
However Ive done F**k all about it.
Im paranoid about where I am and if Im allowed to be there, I look over the maps time and time again but Im pretty useless.
Im also still not completely familiar with the mountains and locations around my home and I dont want to be out in the stix alone without a clue.
So for now Ill sit here excitedly and keep my 28 tabs open, get my permit and wait for the locals to consider me local enough to divulge useful information too, while watching all of your you tube videos