08-Sep-2007 |
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Friday - 24th AugustWe moved on through Sapphire on to the gem fields and set up camp at the Rubyvale CP. Nice spot with a great pub over the road. After a walk around the town, Eddy and I went on a tour of the Bobby Dazzler mine and Penny and Judy sifted wash for sapphires. We joined the girls for some sifting after the mine tour. Saturday - 25th AugustIt was a very strenuous day today. We went sapphire fossicking on the diggings about 20kms east of Anakie. We had a great time digging up the “wash” with pick and shovel, carrying the buckets to the tumbler/sieves and then washing the dirt off before searching through the pebbles. We got a few nice although small sapphires, Penny and Eddy got a huge one. Arrived home in the afternoon tired and worn out. Had a great steak at the Rubyvale pub.
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