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| Wabasso Saturday Evening |
I received these photos and the following message from DJ.
Took a couple shots just south of Wabasso (north and south views).
This was about 730pm about 3 hours before low tide. Small surf.
Seems like some scalloping beginning and some shells thrown up into the bowls. Looking north there was quite alot of the old small crushed coquina shell stuff.
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| Wabasso Beach Saturday Evening. Photo by DJ. |
Thanks DJ.
A couple days ago I posted the most read posts from the Treasure Beaches Report - Part 2. Part 2 has only been around since 2020.
Today I'm posting the nine most read posts of the Treasure Beaches Report - Part 1. It has been in operation since around 2008 and these posts have many thousands of views. Lately Part 1 has still been getting over a thousand views daily.
I just added the link to part I to the top of my reference list. When you go to treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com, you can use the search box to find the topics and posts you want.
Below are the nine most viewed posts from Treasure Beaches Report, Part 1, which started around 2008 even though some of the early posts got deleted and the original blog was continued starting in 2020 by tbr2020.blogspot.com.
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| Most Read Posts from Treasure Beaches Report - Part 1. I didn't post the top ten, because at the top of the list is the post that simply directs you to part II. I didn't see any need to list that one. I can't always figure out why some posts receive so many views, but the most viewed post has been at the top of the list for a long time. Originally posted in 2010, the lead story is about a 3-million-dollar historic gold pendant said to be found by a four-year-old boy. Some posts get a lot of views when they get attention elsewhere. For example, after I was interviewed by CNN Travel, the blog and the most recent posts received a lot of views. That was, of course, due to the link to the blog being posted in the CNN publication. A photo of me metal detecting at John Brooks appeared in the article, and I've seen it many places on the internet. I told them not to use my name, but the photo was used a lot. Without looking it up, I don't remember when the CNN article was published, but I wouldn't be surprised if it had something to do with that post getting so much attention. Approaching hurricanes always get a lot of attention, as do the posts after storms, many of which show finds. The fourth one on the list has been high on the list for a long time too, despite being about sea glass. If you are not into sea glass, you might not know why that kind of find would draw so much attention, but that piece of sea glass is really a special piece that sea glass collectors would appreciate. It has a story that was unraveled over the years too. Not only is it an excellent piece of red sea glass but it was also irradiated as a part of a reflective lens, perhaps used on a buoy. The Green Cabin Wreck and St. James religious medallion find has also been high on the list even though it was posted in 2020. I won't mention each of the top nine ranked posts, but you'll notice the post announcing the amazing 1715 Fleet 300-year-anniversary find of gold coins by Captain Jonah and the crew of the Capitana. I knew of the find earlier, but was asked to hold the news until it appeared on TV and was released to the media. Here is that link to that post. The Treasure Beaches Report Direct From Florida's Treasure Coast.: 8/19/15 Report - YOU WON'T BELIEVE THIS! New Treasure Finds From The Treasure Coast - Just Released. There were several posts on the anniversary find, but that was the initial announcement in the blog. You can find the others appearing shortly after the initial post. It is no wonder that was one of the top all-time posts. People are always interested Treasure Coast shipwreck finds and that was a historic one. There were other posts that I thought were better and deserving of being among the top posts that did not make it. I can't always explain why some posts get so much attention, but being mentioned in the media helps. ---  Above you see the new NHC cone for Lee, which seems to be taking a turn to the north. That has been expected for a while.  Margot is also expected to go north. It will not affect the Treasure Coast, but notice the other systems developing off of Africa. We'll have to watch those while we wait for Lee to start sending us some bigger waves.  The SurfGuru surf chart (shown above) still shows the Treasure Coast surf increasing later in the week, peaking next Saturday at around seven or eight feet. Good hunting, Treasureguide@comcast.net |