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Frederick Douglass Beach Monday
Photo by Steve M.
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Steve M. sent these photos from Frederick Douglass beach. As you can see it is low tide, and there are a lot of shells.
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Frederick Douglass Beach Monday.
Photo by Steve M.
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Sunday Steve was up at Bonsteel. I haven't been there for a good while.
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Bonsteel Sunday
Photot by Steve M.
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Thanks Steve.
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Bonsteel Sunday
Photo by Steve M.
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DJ found sent me the following information from Indian River County offices.
Seagrape Trail Dune Crossover Update - In response to questions regarding when Seagrape beach access will reopen, it likely won't be before late 2020 or early 2021. It was badly damaged from high surf, strong winds from the east and higher than average tides, and County staff deemed it was not repairable. The descending stairwell and pilings will need to be designed, permitted and replaced. Seagrape Trail Beach Access is located in Sector 3, which is scheduled for a beach and dune nourishment project starting in November 2020. The replacement of the crossover will take place and be synchronized with the beach and dune nourishment project.
I added the underlining.
Sector 3 includes Turtle Trail too, so expect a lot of new renourishment sand in a few months.
Thanks DJ.
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A couple months ago I added a social distancing hoop and coronavirus cap to the fashion model below.
Turns out it was not too far off. One restaurant is using wearable innertubes for distancing.
See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N536P6JBl50 for the video.
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Surf Predictions
Source: MagicSeaWeed.com.
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Looks like the Treasure Coast will see an increase in the surf in a day or two. We'll see how the timing of the wind and surf direction plays out.
The general level of knowledge and discussion about metal detecting, especially beach metal detecting, has advanced since the time this blog began. It used to be that people watched for and talked about big waves. There was little talk, however, about the importance of the direction of the wind and swells. Some detectorists (though they weren't called that much back then) may have understood the importance of direction, but if they did, it wasn't often a part of the general discussion. If you don't believe that, dig up some of the old metal detecting books and magazines and take a look. The importance of wind and wave direction simply was not understood and talked about as much as it is today, and I think this blog had something do to with that. That is just one example of how I believe this blog has advanced the general level of knowledge and discussion of beach metal detecting. I could mention several more examples that I think you'll agree with if you think back to ten or twelve years ago.
Happy hunting,
TreasureGuide@comcast.net