I had been busy planning a road trip across the centre of Australia to Alice Springs but to be fair the word “road” was stretching it a bit, I was planning a drive through the desert on not much more than a dirt track. It would mean roughing it a bit and while Debbie was happy with the idea of the trip the bush camping did not really capture her imagination. Once I introduced the idea of doing a little Aussie Gold Hunting of our own along the way, Debbie started to come around to the idea. We had no prospecting experience or equipment but decided that the Christmas holidays might be a good opportunity to have a little practice, both of prospecting and of bush camping. So we put a tent and what little camping equipment that we had into the car and set off to Reeds to hire a metal detector on route to the goldfields. You can follow our adventures as we learn how and how NOT to prospect for gold in the posts on our website. We hope you enjoy. Debbie & Wayne
The gold is not easy to find out there,I worked at Leonora and Laverton at Granny Smith gold mine and an iron ore mine as a poly pipe fusion welder back in 2003. I went out gold prospecting with some locals on my days off and we only found a few small nuggets.
You are right, it would not be easy to find your fortune out there. We have only found small pieces but we have also spent time in other areas and found none. It’s really good fun though, if it’s just a hobby.
No matter how high you go with that drone The Horizon will be flat just like the bottom of the clouds...... we do not live on a ball...nice base camp by the way!
Thanks for commenting, just having some fun on holidays. The video was put together for family back in the UK, only expected half a dozen views. Don’t judge us too harshly 😀
Thanks for commenting, I bought the Hipstick for Debbie’s birthday, this was the first time she has used it. She loves it, says it is much more comfortable and can spend longer in the field between breaks.
@@waynevmay And I get more time now since there now made in Australia (Thanks Frieda & JP) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-8McwyTr4QEk.html
A good prospector always fills in their holes and re-plants the vegitation pushed out by the dozer. Is there tree planting / revegitation part of the lease conditions? No wonder the deserts are getting bigger.
Thanks Darren, I appreciate your feedback. I guess those questions should be directed to the lease holder. I wouldn’t have thought the odd scraping here and there would have as big an impact as you suggest. To be fair, I didn’t see any trees being removed, only low bushy scrub that I don’t think would take very long to recover but I absolutely do take your point.
@@waynevmay Nice one we are thinking of inquiring about a lease our selves because of the rate of pending ground going live in the last 12 months there won't be much left soon. Great video good luck 👍