Slow but enjoyable detecting

So I took some time to head to Blind Creek Beach with my daughter Alison. We had a little bit of a late start, around 11:00am, so I knew we wouldn't have a lot of

time to hunt but it was a beautiful day and perfect for doing some beach detecting. There were a ton of people out on the inter-coastal  waterway.

This was my first time at Blind Creek Beach. My first impression is that this is a great surfing beach. I spoke to a surfer who had just come in and he told me that there is a large sand bar about 200 yards out. Waves were coming in at around 6-8 feet and would probably be perfect for someone who wanted to learn (like me). Too bad I didn't have a surf board or I might have put the metal detector away and jumped in.

I made my way past a couple fishermen and started the hunt. I only had a couple hours out

here so I didn't want to waste any time. The first thing I noticed is that there must be high amount of iron in the sand since it seemed like I was getting hits everywhere. I adjusted the detector to discriminate the iron and made my way about 100 yards down the beach when I had my first good hit. I didn't have to dig for this one since it was right on top of the sand. It looked like a rusted metal fragment about the size of a quarter, maybe off of someone's wagon or beach buggy. I threw it in my garbage bag and kept moving. It had been about an hour and my daughter was already wanting to leave so I started the trek back. I had another hit on the way back which I dug up and discovered a 2000 quarter.

Nothing valuable but still a find and something is always better than nothing.
As I was leaving one of the fishermen let me know that a couple guys were making their way out with some detectors and turned around once they saw me out there. Not sure how they thought I could scan the entire beach myself but at least it kept the pressure off.

On the way home we passed by the St. Lucie Nuclear Power Plant and my daughter took a few pictures.