2/1/26 Report - Visiting a Couple Treasure Coast Beaches Today to Detect in the Cold. WWII Poem. Current Condition

 

Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of the Treasure Beaches Report.

Icy Treasure Coast Morning.

I bundled up this morning three layers deep.  I even put on my old driving gloves that I wore back one day on Christmas Eve 1984 when I stopped at John Brooks on my way up the coast.  It was freezing then, but back then I was still acclimated to northern winters, and the cold didn't bother me so much.  That time, though, the wind was coming from north.  Today it was from the West.  

The 1984 hunt was a lucky one. It was the first time that I found so many reales so quickly.  Today, however. there were no cuts and I found nothing interesting.  After all these years I remember the 1984 hunt when the wind and frigid temperature quickly chased another detectorist off the beach before giving it a try.  I remember looking back and seeing a bundled up fellow walk out onto the beach, stand for a few seconds, shake his head and turn around and leave  

My wife stayed in the car and I wanted to get to my destination before t was too late, so I didn't detect very long, but I still have those reales and know exactly which ones they are.

John Brooks Around Noon Sunday.

Today there were no cuts at John Brooks.  The swells were pushing the water high up the slope even near low tide.

Surf At John Brooks Sunday.

The slope was mushy and I just detected a little while, and didn't run across any good targets.

Walton Rocks Sunday.

Walton Rocks had some small cuts - usually a foot or less.   They were freshly sharpened.  The dips were older and the cuts had moved migrated a little since last time I was there.

I dug a couple seasoned modern coins.  They were pretty deep.  There were still many junk targets - including a lot of copper and iron.  

One other detectorist was braving the cold.

Rocks At Water Line.

I'm sure there are some good targets there for the patient detectorist.

Walton Rocks Sunday.

I didn't expect much today because I checked the web cams before going.  The Fort Pierce South Beach Zoom showed the following.

8:30 AM Sunday Fort Pierce Jetty Beach Cam (South Beach Zoon View)

That cam view was just after high tide, but you can see the water hitting the foot of the dunes.  You can also see the small swells running parallel to the beach.  No cuts.

I also checked the beach cam Saturday and during the afternoon the wind driven waves were running parallel to the beach then.  They were similar this morning.

In summary, I wasn't seeing anything on the beach cam that made me expect John Brooks to be cut, and that was right.  Walton Rocks hadn't changed much since the last time I was there.

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Extreme Cold Warning.

For the Extreme Cold Warning, dangerously cold wind chills as low as 14 to 20 degrees expected. For the Freeze Warning, hard freezing temperatures as low as 22 to 27 degrees expected. * WHERE...All counties in east central Florida, including Volusia, Lake, Seminole, Orange, Brevard, Osceola, Indian River, Okeechobee, Saint Lucie, and Martin. * WHEN...From 7 PM this evening to 10 AM EST Monday. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.

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I mentioned a 98-year old relative that passed away yesterday. During World War II she worked for Scaife Company, a manufacturing company, that during the war made artillery shells.  In a Company Newsetter from 1945 was the following poem that I thought some of you might like

From Sept. 1945 Issue of Scaife News.

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Seems like we need a change in wind and surf.

But maybe some of the other beaches were better today.  I only saw two, but I did look around a couple bends and didn't see a lot of difference.

Good hunting,

Treasureguide@comcast.net